Jean-Michel Sanchez
Jean-Michel Sanchez (born 28 June 1969 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône) is a contemporary French art historian, organist, improviser, musicologist and naturopath. Biography. Jean-Michel Sanchez holds a doctorate in art history from the University of Aix-Marseille I. His thesis is entitled "Les buffets d'orgues du Sud-Est de la France de la fin de l'Ancien Régime à la Grande Guerre". A specialist in sacred art, he was lecturer at the University of Provence (2005–2011) and currently teaches at the University of Free Time of Aix-Marseille and at the Dominican International University (). His research  focuses on the architecture and decoration of French, Italian and Spanish churches (17th-19th centuries), but also on the whole of their contents: chasublery, goldsmithery, art of campanology, organs, liturgical furniture ... He has been a member of the "Centre International d’Études sur le Linceul de Turin" (Paris) since 1999. He has curated several exhibitions of sacred art (abbaye de Saint-Victor, Maison de l'Artisanat et des Métiers d'Art, Musée de Château-Gombert, Marseille). As musicologist, he was titular organist of the (1985–2006). He is currently co-organist of the church of the Mission de France in Marseille since 1994. His research  in this field concerns the role of the organ in the liturgy and the evolution of professions of church musician from the Council of Trent to the Second Vatican Council. He has collaborated in the restoration of several historical organs (Saint-Maximin, La Brigue, Saorge, Tende, Rozay-en-Brie, Barjols) and has given recitals in France, Italy and Spain. He participated in the festivals "Orgue en Ascension" (Tournus) and "15h non stop, Orgue et Grégorien" (Luxeuil-les-Bains). He recently inaugurated the organ of the Saint-Eloi church in Bordeaux, blessed by Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard. As naturopath, he trained  with the European Center of Holistic Naturopathy. He specializes in herbal medicine, aromatherapy, oligotherapy, balanced diet, lifestyle.