Michel Ciry (1919-2018) was an extremely creative and diverse French contemporary artist, working as a painter and engraver, but also as writer and composer. Michel Ciry , born in La Baule on August 31 , 1919 and died in Varengeville-sur-Mer on December 26 , 2018, was a French painter – engraver , writer and composer

A student of Nadia Boulanger , Michel Ciry composed until 1958 essentially religious musical works, including a sacred Symphony for Viola and Orchestra (1958), Concerto for 15 Wind Instruments and Percussion (1956), Stele for a Hero ( 1949), Pieta (1950), Mystery of Jesus (1953), Two Ballads (1949-1956), Preludes and String Quartet (1955) and cycles of melodies (1941-1950