Luc Vertommen

Docent

Born in Leest (Mechelen); first exposure to (wind band) music through a local brass band
Studies: cornet, music theory, and piano (Mechelen and Willebroek)
Lemmens Institute (Leuven): degrees in trumpet, music history, and wind band conducting
First prize in chamber music (Royal Conservatory of Brussels)
Master’s in conducting and Doctor of Musical Arts (2011, University of Salford)
Doctor of Musical Arts (2023, Vrije Universiteit Brussel) with research on the Synthétistes repertoire for wind orchestra
Active as a brass instructor, musician, conductor, arranger, and author
Conductor of Brass Band Rijnmond and Hauts-de-France Brass Band
Head of the music academy in Deurne (Antwerp)
More than 80 CD recordings; editor and artistic director of Band Press VOF
Internationally active as a conductor and jury member; winner of the International Buma Brass Award
Initiator of publications and recordings on the history of wind music; Fugue Trophy (2011, SABAM)
Arranger with works performed worldwide; finalist in an international orchestration competition (France, 2022)