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Luc Ponet, organist Education: - College of Music – Lemmensinstitute – Leuven (B) (1978-1982) - Prix d’excellence – Leuven (B) (1982-1985) - Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst – Wien (AT) (1986-1987)
Most important professors for organ: prof. Chris Dubois (Leuven) & prof. dr. Hans Haselböck (Vienna)
Masterclasses: - Bachfestival Toulouse (1981) (M.C. Alain, X. Darasse, M. Chapuis, M. Radulescu) - Summeracademy ‘the Organ Art of Flor Peeters’ – Mechelen (1983) (Flor Peeters) - International Summeracademy for Organists - Haarlem (1986) (H. Haselböck, T. Koopman, H. Vogel) - International Summeracademy for Organists - Haarlem (1992) (M. Torrent, E. Kooiman, B. Winsemius)
Actual Professional activities: - Organist-titular, the Basilica of our Lady – Tongeren (B) (since 1988) - Organist-in-residence, Landcommanderij Alden Biesen (B) (since 1999) - Inspector for Art education (academies of music/conservatories) – Flemish Government Belgium (since 2000) - Guest professor, College of Music – Lemmensinstitute – Leuven (B) (since 2000) - Concertorganist
Other Professional activities: - Professor for organ, College of Music – Lemmensinstitute – Leuven (B) (1982-2000) - Director, North Limburg Institute for Art education (B) (1990-1992) - Visiting professor, Concordia University – River Forest/Chicago (USA) (1996) - Guest Lecturer & professor for masterclasses, Universities in Seattle & Spokane/Washington (USA) (1997) - Director, Academy of Music – Tongeren (B) (1998-2000) - Visiting professor, Baylor University – Waco/Texas (USA) (2006)
Engagements: - Artistic coördinator, Organ Concert Series Orgelforum Haspengouw (B) (since 2003) - President, Basilica Festival of Flanders (B) (since 2006) - Board member, Nederlands Instituut voor Orgelkunst (NL) (since 2007) - Board member, International Organ Festival Haarlem (NL) (since 2011)
Other passions: - Family life - Motorcycle touring (BMW R1100RT) - Natural horse riding - Living like a gentleman-farmer in a typical country house in the beautiful region of Tongeren (B) – the Toscana of the north!
CD-recordings • Charles Tournemire, Symphonie N° 7 opus 49 “Les Danses de la Vie” – worldpremière (1992) (Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège, conductor: Pierre Bartholomée, organist: Luc Ponet) • Charles Tournemire, Symphonie N° 6 opus 48 pour Ténor, Choeur, Orgue et Orchestre – worldpremière (1995) (Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège, conductor: Pierre Bartholomée, organist: Luc Ponet) • Luc Ponet plays the organs of the Lemmensinstituut in Leuven (RGIP CD 87 108) • Bach and contemporaries, Luc Ponet plays the Thomas-organ of the Abbey Church in Leffe (Pavane ADW 7413) • Livre d'orgue Anonyme du XVIIIième siècle, Luc Ponet plays the Van Peteghem-organ of the Landcommandry Alden Biesen (Pavane ADW 7439) • The Flemish Organ Heritage Volume I, Luc Ponet plays the 17th century Ancion-organ of the Begijnhof in St. Truiden (NAXOS 8.555279) • Flemish Organ Treasure Volume I, Luc Ponet plays the J.B. Le Picard-/Thomas-organ (1753/2002) of the Basilica in Tongeren (VISION-AIR 5 411799 200413) • Gabriël Fauré, Requiem and other compositions for choir, orchestra and organ (2005) - Nederlands Kamerkoor, LSO-Maastricht, organist: Luc Ponet, conductor: Ed Spanjaard • Johann Sebastian Bach, Die Goldbergvariationen (2007), Luc Ponet plays the Van Peteghem-organ of Alden Biesen (Etoile Productions)