Erik Van Nevel
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Erik Van Nevel is a Belgian conductor. He is the nephew of Paul Van Nevel
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He pursued instrumental and vocal studies at the Lemmensinstituut
in Leuven
and at the Koninklijk Conservatorium (Brussels)
and the Koninklijk Conservatorium (Antwerp).
Erik Van Nevel is both founder and conductor of Currende choir, the soloist ensemble Currende Consort, and the Baroque orchestra, Concerto Currende, and has also directed the wind ensemble Concerto Palatino. Van Nevel was choirmaster of the Brussels Cathedral from 1983 to 2000, and there founded the Capella Sancti Michaelis. From 1980 to 1985 he was assistant conductor of the Belgian Radio Choir (Flemish section). Since 1994 Van Nevel and Currende have been accorded the title of Cultural Ambassadors of Flanders by the Flemish Community.
Van Nevel has concentrated on the Flemish Renaissance repertoire, recording for Flemish labels Accent, Eufoda and Etcetera. A major recording milestone was the 10 CD collection of Flemish polyphony
produced for Davidsfonds to accompany the book Flemish Polyphony by musicologist Ignace Bossuyt.
He was director of the research project Sound of the cathedral into acoustics and performance space conflicts.
Paul Van Nevel
Paul Van Nevel is a Belgian conductor, musicologist and art historian. In 1971 he founded the Huelgas Ensemble, a choir dedicated to polyphony from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Van Nevel is known for hunting out little known polyphonic medieval works to perform.He grew up in a musical...
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He pursued instrumental and vocal studies at the Lemmensinstituut
Lemmensinstituut
The Lemmensinstituut is a Belgian conservatory in Leuven named after Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens. It was founded in 1879 and has a reputation for offering one of Europe's finest Music Therapy degree programs...
in Leuven
Leuven
Leuven is the capital of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region, Belgium...
and at the Koninklijk Conservatorium (Brussels)
Koninklijk Conservatorium (Brussels)
The Royal Conservatory of Brussels is a drama and music college in Brussels, Belgium. An academy for acting and the arts, it has been attended by many of the top actors and actresses in Belgium such as Josse De Pauw, Luk van Mello and Luk De Konink....
and the Koninklijk Conservatorium (Antwerp).
Erik Van Nevel is both founder and conductor of Currende choir, the soloist ensemble Currende Consort, and the Baroque orchestra, Concerto Currende, and has also directed the wind ensemble Concerto Palatino. Van Nevel was choirmaster of the Brussels Cathedral from 1983 to 2000, and there founded the Capella Sancti Michaelis. From 1980 to 1985 he was assistant conductor of the Belgian Radio Choir (Flemish section). Since 1994 Van Nevel and Currende have been accorded the title of Cultural Ambassadors of Flanders by the Flemish Community.
Van Nevel has concentrated on the Flemish Renaissance repertoire, recording for Flemish labels Accent, Eufoda and Etcetera. A major recording milestone was the 10 CD collection of Flemish polyphony
Polyphony
In music, polyphony is a texture consisting of two or more independent melodic voices, as opposed to music with just one voice or music with one dominant melodic voice accompanied by chords ....
produced for Davidsfonds to accompany the book Flemish Polyphony by musicologist Ignace Bossuyt.
He was director of the research project Sound of the cathedral into acoustics and performance space conflicts.