Artist Info: Simone De Bonefont

Simone de Bonefont (ca. 1525-1557), a nearly unknown Renaissance composer who lived in France in the Auvergne. Nothing is known about his life and education. He lived as a canon and Choirmaster at Clermont-Ferrand cathedral. Only four of his works survived among that a marvellous Missa pro mortuis. Two of them are published in 1557. [read more...]