Scores

Marcel Ponseele (°1957) came second in the category music schools with De Grens (the border), inspired by the Ukrainian-Russian conflict. Ponseele is a renowned oboist and oboe builder. We know him from his wonderful ensemble Il Gardellino. As a young pensioner, he now focuses on composing. A nice surprise.

With Le Secret, José Retra won the second edition of the Vic Nees Composition Competition in the conservatory category. Retra is a music pedagogue and since 2021 a composition student at LUCA, School of Arts Campus Leuven with Pieter Schuermans, Jeroen D'hoe & Maarten Van Ingelgem.

With Lorem ipsum, Stijn Dierckx won the second edition (2023) of the Vic Nees Composition Competition in the category music schools. The jury fell for the beautiful harmonies and the humor of the composer who, with Lorem ipsum, sets fake Latin - dummy text for graphic design to show the visual form of a document without any meaningful text - to music.