play all titles of this page
Eye-Oh für Kontrabass und Klavier
Felix Ceunen
Streich- und Zupfinstrumente
Felix Ceunen composer
Felix Ceunen was born in Heusden, a small village in the Belgian province Limbourg
He took the opportunity of learning to play the tuba at the musical school of Beringen in the same province.
After he ended his high school studies, he embarked on musical studies at the Royal Flemish Conservatory of Antwerp and at the Conservatoire Royal of Liège.
He took lessons from:
* François Dubois (solfeggio)
* Gilbert de Greeve (harmony)
* Norbert van der Jeught (tuba)
* Frits Celis (transposition)
* Theo Mertens (chamber music)
* Fernand Terby (symphonic orchestra)
* Yvon Duchêne (conductor of symphonic band)
* André Jadot (counterpoint - fugue)
* Marcel Mattheessens (piano)
* Karl Smits (trombone)
At the moment, Felix Ceunen is retired as a musician of The Royal Belgian Military Bands.
In 1976 he conducts for the first time a small symphonic band; the K.F. Heidegalm from Heusden-Berkenbos(1976-1984).
In the following years, Felix remained conducting several symphonic bands:
*K.F. St.-Jozef(Kleine-Brogel)(B)(1980-1990)
*K.F. St.-Isidorus (Molenbeersel)(B)(1984-1991)
*K.H. St.-Laurentius (Bocholt)(B)(1987-2002)
*Harmonie Waterschei-Zwartberg (Genk) (B)(2001-2007)
*K.F. St-Lambertus (Eindhout)(B) & K.M. St.-Barbaragilde (Balen) (B)(2002-2009)
*K.H. Hoeverheidegalm (Lillo-Houthalen)(B)(1995-2017)
*K.F. Hoop in de Toekomst (Hoepertingen)(B)(2007-2013)
Okra-Vlamo Seniorenharmonie Limburg (B)(2020- .)
He was also the Artistic Mentor and the coach of the woodwinds and the brasses of the symphonic orchestra Limburgs Orkest Jeugd & Muziek (LOJM)(Hasselt)(B)(2003-2018).
In April 2011 he became the Artistic Director of the Chamber Orchestra Falta de Tiempo.
From 2016, Felix is regular guest teacher tuba and brass ensemble at the Music Department of Stellenbosch University in South Africa, and since 2018 he has been the coordinator of chamber music concerts, focusing on the Polish soprano Erica Fronzyck, the Bulgarian pianist Yuli Lavrenov and the Albanian-Italian violinist Lorin Lara.
He took the opportunity of learning to play the tuba at the musical school of Beringen in the same province.
After he ended his high school studies, he embarked on musical studies at the Royal Flemish Conservatory of Antwerp and at the Conservatoire Royal of Liège.
He took lessons from:
* François Dubois (solfeggio)
* Gilbert de Greeve (harmony)
* Norbert van der Jeught (tuba)
* Frits Celis (transposition)
* Theo Mertens (chamber music)
* Fernand Terby (symphonic orchestra)
* Yvon Duchêne (conductor of symphonic band)
* André Jadot (counterpoint - fugue)
* Marcel Mattheessens (piano)
* Karl Smits (trombone)
At the moment, Felix Ceunen is retired as a musician of The Royal Belgian Military Bands.
In 1976 he conducts for the first time a small symphonic band; the K.F. Heidegalm from Heusden-Berkenbos(1976-1984).
In the following years, Felix remained conducting several symphonic bands:
*K.F. St.-Jozef(Kleine-Brogel)(B)(1980-1990)
*K.F. St.-Isidorus (Molenbeersel)(B)(1984-1991)
*K.H. St.-Laurentius (Bocholt)(B)(1987-2002)
*Harmonie Waterschei-Zwartberg (Genk) (B)(2001-2007)
*K.F. St-Lambertus (Eindhout)(B) & K.M. St.-Barbaragilde (Balen) (B)(2002-2009)
*K.H. Hoeverheidegalm (Lillo-Houthalen)(B)(1995-2017)
*K.F. Hoop in de Toekomst (Hoepertingen)(B)(2007-2013)
Okra-Vlamo Seniorenharmonie Limburg (B)(2020- .)
He was also the Artistic Mentor and the coach of the woodwinds and the brasses of the symphonic orchestra Limburgs Orkest Jeugd & Muziek (LOJM)(Hasselt)(B)(2003-2018).
In April 2011 he became the Artistic Director of the Chamber Orchestra Falta de Tiempo.
From 2016, Felix is regular guest teacher tuba and brass ensemble at the Music Department of Stellenbosch University in South Africa, and since 2018 he has been the coordinator of chamber music concerts, focusing on the Polish soprano Erica Fronzyck, the Bulgarian pianist Yuli Lavrenov and the Albanian-Italian violinist Lorin Lara.
