Prof. Luc Anthonis

Belgium

Luc Anthonis started his musical career at the music academy of his hometown Ekeren. He developed a particular fascination for choral music while singing in the youth choir Carmina under the direction of Jozef Cleymans. At the Royal Flemish Music Conservatory of Antwerp Luc Anthonis received qualifications for flute, chamber music, harmony and choral conducting. He rounded out his knowledge on choral music and choral conducting in master classes with Jan Eelkema, Michael Scheck, Eric Ericson, Simon Halsey, Péter Erdei and others. In 1980 Luc Anthonis took over the youth choir Cantilene from its founder Jozef Cleymans and in 1989 he himself founded Cantando, choirs that still under his direction. The latter has won a great number of prizes in national and international competitions. He also conducted the Flemish Radio Choir on a regular basis. Luc Anthonis is a standard member of the jury for choir contests in Belgium and abroad. In 2007 he became professor of choral conducting at the Royal Flemish Music Conservatory in Antwerp.