Luc Rombouts (born 1962) is a Belgian
carillonneur
A carillon ( , ) is a pitched percussion instrument that is played with a keyboard and consists of at least 23 cast-bronze bells. The bells are hung in fixed suspension and tuned in chromatic order so that they can be sounded harmoniou ...
and author. He is the city carillonneur of
Tienen
Tienen (; french: Tirlemont ) is a city and municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in Flanders, Belgium. The municipality comprises Tienen itself and the towns of Bost, Goetsenhoven, Hakendover, Kumtich, Oorbeek, Oplinter, Sint-Marg ...
in
Flemish Brabant
Flemish Brabant ( nl, Vlaams-Brabant ; french: Brabant flamand ) is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on (clockwise from the North) the Belgian provinces of Antwerp, Limburg, Liège, Walloon Brabant, Haina ...
. He is also the official carillonneur of both
Leuven University carillons (one in the university library, the other in the
Groot Begijnhof) and the
Park Abbey
Park Abbey ( nl, Abdij van Park; also Parc Abbey) is a Premonstratensian abbey in Belgium, at Heverlee just south of Leuven, in Flemish Brabant.
The '' Annales Parchenses'' were written here in the 12th century.
History
The abbey was founded in ...
. He has given numerous concerts in Europe en the USA and appeared in festivals and conventions. Together with Twan Bearda he performs in a carillon duet called ''The Bells' Angels'', exploring, expanding and performing four hand carillon repertoire.
Publications
In 2010, Luc Rombouts published a reference book on the origins and development of the art of carillon playing, (''Zingend brons. Vijf eeuwen beiaardmuziek in de Lage Landen en de Nieuwe Wereld, '' Leuven, 2010
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/ref> ) for which he was awarded the Golden Label from Klassiek Centraal and th
Visser-Neerlandia Prize
in 2011 from th
Algemeen Nederlands Verbond
for his cultural achievements.
In 2014, Rombouts published the English translation of this book under the title ''Singing Bronze'' (Leuven University Press
Leuven University Press ( nl, Universitaire Pers Leuven) is a university press located in Leuven, Belgium. It was established in 1971 in association with KU Leuven
KU Leuven (or Katholieke Universiteit Leuven) is a Catholic research unive ...
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References
External links
Leuven University Carillon
City carillon of Tienen
(in Dutch)
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1962 births
Living people
20th-century Belgian musicians
21st-century Belgian musicians
Belgian musicians
Carillonneurs
People from Tienen
Royal Carillon School "Jef Denyn" alumni