Royal Carillon School "Jef Denyn"

Royal Carillon School "Jef Denyn"
Koninklijke Beiaardschool "Jef Denyn"
TypePrivate non-profit
EstablishedAugust 12, 1922; 102 years ago (1922-08-12)
FounderJef Denyn
DirectorKoen Cosaert[1]
Academic staff
8[2]
Address
Bruul 52, 2800
,
Mechelen
,
Belgium

51°01′34″N 4°28′51″E / 51.02611°N 4.48083°E / 51.02611; 4.48083
CampusUrban
WebsiteOfficial website
The Royal Carillon School in March 2018.

The Royal Carillon School "Jef Denyn" (Dutch: Koninklijke Beiaardschool "Jef Denyn"; informally also the Mechelen carillon school) is a music school in Mechelen, Belgium, that specializes in the carillon. It is the first and largest carillon school in the world. The Belgian government defines it as an "International Higher Institute for the Carillon Arts under the High Protection of Her Majesty Queen Fabiola".[3][failed verification] The school has trained many of the foremost carillonneurs of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries and houses a rich archive and library.

  1. ^ "Koen Cosaert". Royal Carillon School "Jef Denyn". Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Teachers". Royal Carillon School "Jef Denyn". Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Unesco Recognises Belgian Carillon Culture". The Future Leadership Institute. 30 November 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2021.