Johan Duijck (born 1954 in

Ghent Ghent ( nl, Gent ; french: Gand ; traditional English: Gaunt) is a city and a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the East Flanders province, and the third largest i ...

) is a Belgian composer and conductor. He is conductor of the Flemish Radio Choir, the

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields The Academy of St Martin in the Fields (ASMF) is an English chamber orchestra, based in London. John Churchill, then Master of Music at the London church of St Martin-in-the-Fields, and Neville Marriner founded the orchestra as "The Academy of ...

Chorus in London and the Gents Madrigaalkoor. He is regularly invited as a guest conductor of renowned ensembles such as the Orquesta Sinfónica Real de Sevilla, the Dartington Festival Orchestra, the Danish Radio Choir and others. As a composer he is dedicated to piano and choral music. His works ''Alma de la música'' and ''The Well-Tempered Pianist'' have received international acclaim. He has been a teacher of piano and choral conducting at the

Ghent Conservatory The Royal Conservatory of Ghent ( Dutch: Koninklijk Conservatorium Gent) is a royally chartered musical institution. It is now a part of the University College Ghent. History The Royal Conservatory of Ghent is a royally chartered musical institut ...

and at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel. Among his students is

Annelies Van Parys Annelies Van Parys (born 5 June 1975) is a Belgian classical composer of chamber music, symphonic music, music for theatre productions and opera. Life Born in Bruges, Van Parys studied at the Royal Conservatory of Ghent, piano with Johan Duijck a ...

. He is the director of the academy for choral conducting at the Euskalerriko Abesbatzen Elkartea (Spain).

Recordings

*Johan Duijck: ''El Camino de Alma - de Weg van de Ziel'', with Hilde Coppé,

Ignace Michiels Ignace Michiels (born 7 December 1963) is a Belgian organist, choral conductor and organ teacher. He is internationally known as a concert organist. Career Michiels studied the organ, the piano and the harpsichord at the music academy of Bruges ...

(organ), Collegium Instrumentale Brugense, Noëlle Schepens, Vlaams Radio Koor (VRK), Hans Ryckelynck, Gents Madrigaalkoor, conductor Johan Duijck (2008

*Johan Duijck: ''Cantiones Sacrae'', with Vlaams Radio Koor,

(organ), conductor Johan Duijck (2009

References

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