Firmin Decerf is a laureate of the Lemmens Institute (Malines-Louvain) where he studied organ and educational theory of music. He also studied improvisation for two year in Paris and Nice with Pierre Cochereau. Professor emeritus of organ and improvisation at the IMEP (Institut Supérieur de Musique et de pédagogie Musicale) at Namur, he also is permanently titular of the Schumacher organ of the Saint-Pierre church in Bastogne. He has made several recordings dedicated to improvisations. You can hear him on Spotify.
Recordings:
Le chant de l’Abbaye de la Pierre-qui-Vire, Aurore de la Joie
Includes five organ improvisations
Videos:
Firmin Decerf – Esquisse Symphonique on the names LISZT and BACH – Baelen