Clarinet

Studying clarinet, an instrument known for its rich and versatile tone, at Fontys Conservatory involves mastering a broad repertoire and refining techniques. The immersive education format prepares students for diverse performance opportunities in orchestras, chamber ensembles, and solo settings.
The unique interdisciplinary character of the Fontys Academy of the Arts encourages students to develop their creativity within but also beyond their individual instrument.

Geert Baeckelandt

Geert Baeckelandt studied at the music conservatory in Bruges. He received first prizes in clarinet and chamber music at the Royal Conservatory in Brussels, and a higher degree in Antwerp with Walter Boeykens. He is now a soloist with the Orkest der Lage Landen. He is a teacher at the music academies in Tielt and Torhout in Belgium and at Fontys Conservatory in Tilburg. He is also a lecturer at the Burg Freistritz Summer Music Course (Austria) and at the Académie internationale d'été de Wallonie in Libramont.

Eddy Vanoosthuyse

Eddy Vanoosthuyse is a clarinet solo at the Brussels Philharmonic, a clarinet teacher at the Royal Conservatory of Ghent (Ghent University of Music, School of Arts) and at the Fontys Conservatory, and is a guest professor of clarinet at the Luca University, Lemmens Institute Department. Since 2010, Vanoosthuyse has been the artistic director of the 'International Clarinet Competition, Ghent. He works with orchestras such as 'I Pommerigi Musicali/Milano', 'Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra', 'Vancouver Chamber Orchestra', 'Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra/Caracas', Shanghai Symphony', 'Brussels Philharmonic', 'Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia', 'Flanders Symphony Orchestra', 'Sofia Soloists'

Lars Wouters van den Oudenweijer

Dutch clarinetist Lars Wouters van den Oudenweijer (1977) studied at the Rotterdam Conservatory with Walter Boeykens and at the Julliard School of Music in New York with Charles Neidich on a sponsorship by the Fulbright International Scholarship Program. He has appeared as a soloist with orchestras and ensembles such as the Rotterdam Philharmonic, Chamber Orchestra of the Netherlands, Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra, Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Philharmonisches Orchester Hagen, Het Gelders Orkest, Het Brabants Orkest, Noord Nederlands Orkest, Orkest van het Oosten, Limburgs Symfonie Orkest, and Nieuw Ensemble Amsterdam.

It gives me pride and joy to assist potential future colleagues in a (very individual) process of discovering their musical capabilities, and to help them find their way towards a musical career that suits their personalities and qualities. My coaching style may be qualified as non-doctrinal, challenging within confidence limits, and striving for creating instead of reproducing music.