Dirk was a very versatile musician. After his professional musical education at the conservatories of Ghent, Antwerp and Brussels, where he graduated cum laude, he became soloist piccolo and flute at the orchestra of the Flemish Opera in Antwerp and at the Flemish Radio Orchestra. As an orchestral musician, soloist, chambrist and conductor he has worked on dozens of recordings.
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Guitar class plays at German festival Klub Katarakt
Nico Couck, Roland Broux and Jan Sanen's guitar class had the honour of playing at the Klub Katarakt 2020 festival in Hamburg in January. They were invited after they premiered the piece ZONEN 6 (by Michael Maierhofs) during 'Aperitiefconcert Meesters'.
Alumnus Jazz receives a four star review of De Standaard
'Catwalk', the new album of drummer and alumnus Jazz Casper Van de Velde, is warmly welcomed.
CORPoREAL partner of a new international dance research network
Research group CORPoREAL becomes partner of a new international network for dance research: "CoDa | Cultures of Dance". The aim of CoDa is to promote dance research as an academic discipline at both national and international level, by organising various activities to promote the mutual exchange of knowledge, expertise and skills between dance researchers, locally and abroad.
Save the piano: mission accomplished
The new legendary Steinway piano concert grand piano and an upgrade of the 87 other pianos at the Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp. This is the final result of the campaign Save The Piano, which started 5 years ago to provide the students of the Conservatory with the necessary pianos.
Erasmus: "Hard work but it's all worth it so much!"
Emma Wills has just returned from her Erasmus exchange with the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, in Glasgow. She tells us more about this wonderful experience. While she was in Scotland she made some nice studio recordings that we like to share.
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Master Mind Scholarships
The Government of Flanders awards scholarships to outstanding students for Master programmes in Flanders and Brussels. The programme aims to promote Flanders and Brussels as a top study destination. Find more information about the scholarship here.
Nomination for 'Outstanding Creative Contribution' of the National Dance Awards
Koen Kessels, teacher and member of the artistic direction of the Conservatory, has been nominated in the 'Outstanding Creative Contribution' category of the National Dance Awards as music director at the Birmingham Royal Ballet and the Royal Ballet (Covent Garden).
A plea for imagination
On Monday the 25th of November the Antwerp arts students gathered in the Conservatoire for an action meeting concerning the budget cuts in the cultural sector, more specifically the cuts in the project funding. Media, writing and performance art student Anke Verschueren held an open plea for imagination:
"Good afternoon. My name is Anke, I study Woordkunst (hard to translate, something like wordart) and I will try to give you a clear overview of what is going on. But not before I tell you a little personal story first, I’m a Wordart-student after all.
About the savings on the project grants
The Schools of Arts of AP Hogeschool are concerned about the proposed cultural savings of the Flemish government. A government that makes savings in this way, intervenes in the excellence of our arts and in the future of the sector. In particular, the drastic reduction in project subsidies has important consequences for the opportunities for young artists in Flanders.