Luc Rombouts
Luc Rombouts (born 1962) a Belgian carillonneur, is the city carillonneur of Tienen in Flemish Brabant. He is also the official carillonneur of both Leuven university carillons (one in the university library, the other in the Groot Begijnhof). He has given numerous concerts in Europe en the USA and appeared in festivals and conventions. Together with carillonneur 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 [1] ) for which he was awarded the Golden Label from Klassiek Centraal and the Visser-Neerlandia Prize in 2011 from the Algemeen Nederlands Verbond for his cultural achievements. In 2014, an English translation of this book will be published under the title Singing Bronze (Leuven University Press).