ARNOLD BRAND
Studies Music (several disciplines) at Royal Antwerp Music Conservatory and at Staatliche Hochschule für Musik – Cologne.
Since 1948 Accompanist (at the organ) of soloist, choirs and ensembles
1952/1957 President Student Guild at Royal Antwerp Music Conservatory
1956/61 Soloist (bass) at St.-Paul’s Church Antwerp – Orchestral Masses
1956/61 Soloist Pro Musica Antiqua c. Safford Cape
1957/65 Soloist Groupe Vocal de Bruxelles c. Fritz Hoyois
1957/66 Soloist Concerts – Oratorio – Lied
1954/65 Titular Organist of the Antwerp Saint Carolus Borromeus Artist’s Masses
1958/65 Soloist Dutch Chamber Orchestra – Antwerp
Guest Soloist at Royal Flemish Opera– Antwerp
1961/71 Conductor Mixed Choir Die Cierlycke – Mortsel
(Premiere of several Telemann-Passions)
1966/76 Founder/Conductor Antwerp Chamber Orchestra
1966/76 President – Conductor – Director of Flemish Champer Opera / Antwerp.
(64 opera productions of which 40 premieres for Belgium and 16 for Europe . Conducts 25 productions, directs 38. 44 operas translated into Dutch.
1977 Award Composers Guild of Britain (first non-British recipient)
1976/82 Director at Flemish Royal Opera - Antwerp
1985/90 Music Critic Het Volk – De Nieuwe Gids
Music Editor Winkler Prins – Artsenkrant – De Scène – Theaterjaarboek –
Nederlands Ballettijdschrift Dans – Brochures – Lectures etc.
1988/98 Pianist and arranger for Sestetto Salonisti (Salon Ensemble)
1962/71 Secretary-General of Belgium’s National Record Library
1971/78 Deputy-General of Belgian Media Library
1978/97 Deputy-General of Flemish National Record & Media Library