Dirk De Moor
Dirk De Moor, artistic director of the European Union Choir
Dirk De Moor has been the musical director of the EU Choir since September 1990.
Born into a family of artists in Antwerp, Dirk De Moor sang from an early age in the chorale du Collège St-Pierre in Uccle (Brussels). After attending the Music Academy at Uccle and Saint-Gilles he joined the Royal Music Conservatoire of Brussels where he studied choral conducting and singing with Nicole Welbès.
Between 1979 and 1985 he was a member of the RTBF and BRTN vocal ensembles as well as the Chœurs de l'Opéra Royal de la Monnaie. since 1971 hea has directed a dozen mixed and male choirs. In 1974, he founded Le Petit Orgue, an ensemble of twelve male singers which he conducted until 1994. In 1983, this ensemble won the First Prize at the 20th Rencontres Chorales Internationales de Montreux. The ensemble also explored the vast range of male vocal music from the Middle Ages to contemporary composers, specialising in the interpretation of Schubert and the classical repertoire. Il a aussi exploré le vaste domaine vocal masculin, du Moyen Age aux compositeurs contemporains, et s'est spécialisé dans l'interprétation de Schubert et du répertoire orthodoxe. It performed 450 times in Belgium and abroad and recorded six discs.
Dirk De Moor conducted the Male Voice Ensemble at La Monnaiea notamment dirigé l'Ensemble Vocal Masculin de la Monnaie for a recital in 1987 and led 600 choristers at the Fêtes de la Musique in Bruxelles in June 1988. From 1986 to 1997, he directed the Male Voice Ensemble of the Grand Synagogue of Brussels (e.g. for a recital with Joseph Malovany, cantor at the Fifth Avenue Synagogue, New York). Thanks to the specific and rich repertoire , this professional quartet has maintained the 80 important holy days and religious ceremonies which mark the Israeli liturgy.
Dirk De Moor is also tutors a number of students in choral singing. He is a member of many national and international juries: Schubert Competition in Vienna, Rencontres Chorales Internationales de Montreux, ...
Next concerts of the European Union Choir
Born into a family of artists in Antwerp, Dirk De Moor sang from an early age in the chorale du Collège St-Pierre in Uccle (Brussels). After attending the Music Academy at Uccle and Saint-Gilles he joined the Royal Music Conservatoire of Brussels where he studied choral conducting and singing with Nicole Welbès.
Between 1979 and 1985 he was a member of the RTBF and BRTN vocal ensembles as well as the Chœurs de l'Opéra Royal de la Monnaie. since 1971 hea has directed a dozen mixed and male choirs. In 1974, he founded Le Petit Orgue, an ensemble of twelve male singers which he conducted until 1994. In 1983, this ensemble won the First Prize at the 20th Rencontres Chorales Internationales de Montreux. The ensemble also explored the vast range of male vocal music from the Middle Ages to contemporary composers, specialising in the interpretation of Schubert and the classical repertoire. Il a aussi exploré le vaste domaine vocal masculin, du Moyen Age aux compositeurs contemporains, et s'est spécialisé dans l'interprétation de Schubert et du répertoire orthodoxe. It performed 450 times in Belgium and abroad and recorded six discs.
Dirk De Moor conducted the Male Voice Ensemble at La Monnaiea notamment dirigé l'Ensemble Vocal Masculin de la Monnaie for a recital in 1987 and led 600 choristers at the Fêtes de la Musique in Bruxelles in June 1988. From 1986 to 1997, he directed the Male Voice Ensemble of the Grand Synagogue of Brussels (e.g. for a recital with Joseph Malovany, cantor at the Fifth Avenue Synagogue, New York). Thanks to the specific and rich repertoire , this professional quartet has maintained the 80 important holy days and religious ceremonies which mark the Israeli liturgy.
Dirk De Moor is also tutors a number of students in choral singing. He is a member of many national and international juries: Schubert Competition in Vienna, Rencontres Chorales Internationales de Montreux, ...
Next concerts of the European Union Choir
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