ALUMNI
The alumni: doctors and laureates of the Orpheus Institute
Doctors
1. Luk VAES
"Extended Piano Techniques in Theory, History and Performance Practice."
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Luk Vaes (www.lukvaes.info) is the first musician to obtain a docARTES PhD; docARTES is the doctoral programme in musical arts running at the Orpheus Institute (together with its Flemish and Dutch partners) since 2004. Luk Vaes promoted to the degree of Doctor in the Arts on December 22nd 2009 at Leiden University, The Netherlands. |
Luk Vaes 's doctoral dissertation on Extended Piano Techniques in Theory, History & Performance Practice is available online: http://hdl.handle.net/1887/15093
2. Jed WENTZ
"The Relationship between Gesture, Affect and Rhythmic Freedom in the Performance of French Tragic Opera from Lully to Rameau."
Jed Wentz' doctoral dissertation is available online: http://hdl.handle.net/1887/16226
3. Paul CRAENEN
"Composed Performers; the music making body from a compositional perspective"
Paul Craenen promoted at Leiden University (The Netherlands) on March 27, 28 and 29, 2011.
More information is available through the website of Leiden University.
Link to dissertation with minor corrections
Paperback version (272p) available for 20€. Contact paulcraenen@gmail.com
4. Kathryn COK
"Basso Continuo Sources from the Dutch Republic c.1620-c.1790."
Kathryn Cok promoted at Leiden University (The Netherlands) on October 13, 2011.
More information is available through the website of the Leiden University.
Laureates
1. Pieter SCHUERMANS
On June 23, 2001 Pieter Schuermans received the title "Laureate of the Orpheus Institute" for his presentation "Looking through Eardrums", a study on the interaction between music and movement.
(tutor: Mr. Yves Knockaert)
2. Karin DE FLEYT
On November 24, 2001, Karin De Fleyt received the title "Laureate of the Orpheus Institute" for her study "Fl² / extension possibilities of the contemporary flute repertoire".
(tutor: Dr. Godfried Willem Raes)
3. Stefan VAN LANDEGHEM
On March 16, 2002, Stefan Van Landeghem received the title "Laureate of the Orpheus Institute" for his study on "Franz Liszt, the radical renewer of the Romantic music and the forerunner of 20th century music".
(tutor: Mr. Levente Kende)
4. Geert CALLAERT
On April 27, 2002, Geert Callaert received the title 'Laureate of the Orpheus Institute' for his study on "Keyboard music in the twentieth century: a research on the origin and destination of an tendencies within contemporary keyboard musicby means of the piano solo and chamber music oeuvre for percussion and keyboard of Karlheinz Stockhausen, Charles Wuorinen and Iannis Xenakis".
(tutor: Mr. Luc Van Hove)
5. Tom PAUWELS
On January 10, 2004, Tom Pauwels received the title 'Laureate of the Orpheus Institute' for his study on " 'De echo van 't saluut.' A research on the relation composer-guitar player and translation of this research towards practice."
(tutor: Mr. Jan Michiels)
6. Sander GERMANUS - more information
On May 24, 2005, Sander Germanus received the title 'Laureate of the Orpheus Institute' for his study on "Muziekthermiek. Ontwikkelingsproject van kwarttoonstemvoering als lichtelijk absurdistische en hallucinerende aanvulling op andere gemanipuleerde parameters van zijn ‘muziekthermiek'."
(tutor: Mr. Luc Van Hove)
7. Annelies FOCQUAERT
On June 27, 2006, Annelies Focquaert received the title 'Laureate of the Orpheus Institute' for her study on "Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens. Life and work of an organist"
(tutor: Mr. Jean Ferrard)
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9. Jeroen BILLIET
On June 19, 2008 Jeroen Billiet received the title 'Laureate of the Orpheus Institute' for his study on "200 Years of Belgian Hornschool? A comprehensive study on the horn in Belgium, 1789-1960".
(tutor: Claude Maury)
10. Richard SUTCLIFFE
On June 8, 2009, Richard received the title 'Laureate of the Orpheus Institute' for his study on " The Viola da Gamba Family of Instruments from 1750 to 1850"
(tutor: Jan De Winne)
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8. Martje VANDE GINSTE
On September 26, 2007 Martje Vande Ginste received the title 'Laureate of the Orpheus Institute' for her study on "Scandinavian songs in the original language. Focus on the cycle ‘Haugtussa' opus 67 of Edvard Grieg"
(tutor: Dhr. Jozef De Beenhouwer)