Biography
Kurt Bikkembergs builds on years of experience as a conductor and composer with a particular fondness for contemporary choir music. Being a neoconservative, he recognizes and accepts the attainments and qualities of music and society from the past, without losing sight of the current generation’s achievements. In addition to this, he consciously resists socioeconomic pitfalls, like the unreliability of present-day media. Devoting his life to the service of music and of people who want to learn about music is his primary motive. Bikkembergs likes to work with people who are young at heart, who want to put music first in their lives and during concerts, to let the listener experience beauty. This inevitably means self study, self reflection and self development, both for those in charge and for those who perform.
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Kurt Bikkembergs kan bogen op jarenlange ervaring als dirigent en componist met een grote voorliefde voor de hedendaagse koormuziek. Als neoconservatief herkent en aanvaardt hij de verworvenheden en kwaliteiten uit het verleden, zonder de positieve verwezenlijkingen van de huidige generatie uit het oog te verliezen. Evenwel is hij zich bewust van maatschappelijk-economische valkuilen, zoals de onbetrouwbaarheid van de media, en verliest hij zich hier niet in. Je leven ten dienste stellen van de muziek en van mensen is zijn leidmotief. Bikkembergs werkt graag met jongeren (van geest) die de muziek centraal willen stellen in hun leven en tijdens concerten, om luisteraars schoonheid te laten ervaren. Dit houdt onvermijdelijk zelfstudie, zelfreflectie en zelfontwikkeling in; zowel voor de leiding als voor de uitvoerders.
Collection
Haiku's

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for children (2 voices)
Heer, onze Heer ...

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an arrangement of an Old Geuzen song for choir (various line-ups) and organ
Schoon Jonkvrouw

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arrangement of a folk song for TTB
Ode aan Christus

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Hymn for choir (various formations) and organ
Rorate, caeli

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for SSA, SATB, SSATBB & SSATBB a capella
Laudate Dominum

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Psalm CXVII for SSATBB
Jong en Vro

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Five Songs for SSA a capella
Fabels

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10 songs for young children (1 voice) and piano
't Prinsesje met de blauwe ogen

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Cantata for children's choir, piano, flute and oboe
Agnus Dei from "Missa i.h. Cordis Jesu"

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for SATB (div.), three trombones and organ
Sanctus (from "Missa i.h. Cordis Jesu")

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for SATB (div.), three trombones and organ
Gloria (from Missa i.h. Cordis Jesu")

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for SATB (div.), three trombones and organ
Kyrie (from "Missa i.h. Cordis Jesu")

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for SATB (div.), three trombones and organ
Agnus Dei fr. Missa i.h. Sancti Norberti

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for SATB (div.) organ ad libitum
Sanctus from Missa i.h. Sancti Norberti

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for SATB (div.) organ ad libitum
Gloria from "Missa i.h. Sancti Norberti"

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for SATB (div.) organ ad libitum
Kyrie from "Missa i.h. Sancti Norberti"

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for SATB (div.) organ ad libitum
Missa brevis verbalis

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for SATB a capella
Vanitas, Vanitatum et Omnia Vanitas

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for carillon
Vanitas

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for organ solo
Speculum Animi

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for SSAA (div.) and organ
Bloesems van As (III)

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for SATB and piano
Emitte Spiritum tuum

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for SATB (with div.) a capella
Aanwezigheid

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for SSATBB a capella
The unasked question

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for voice (MzS/Bar) and piano
Requiem per una voce con pianoforte

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for voice (MzS/Bar) and piano
Two Impressions

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for Tuba solo and great organ
Clouds

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for two euphoniums and two tubas
Memories of the Wind

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for Flute solo
Jura

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for (alto) Oboe solo
Jura

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for Guitar solo
Jura

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for (alto) Flute solo
Jura

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for (Bass) Clarinet solo
Jura

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for Bassoon solo
Dances from the Garden of Delights

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for Oboe, Alto Oboe or Oboe d'amore solo
Voices

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for saxophone quartet
Corrie

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for piano solo
Romania III

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for Piano Quartet (violin, viola, cello, piano)
Two Dances for Hannelore

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Two dances for four hands
Via Dolorosa

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Three pieces for Passiontide (Stations of the Cross/Good Friday) for solo harp
In paradisum

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For two female voices (SA) with ad libitum discant part for voice or instrument
Laudamus te

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A Doxology for modern times for mixed choir (8 v.)
Ragtime from "Suite 1900"

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A suite in four parts voor string orchestra with some divisions
Ballad from "Suite 1900"

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A suite in four parts voor string orchestra with some divisions
Waltz from "Suite 1900"

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A suite in four parts voor string orchestra with some divisions
Ouverture from "Suite 1900"

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A suite in four parts voor string orchestra with some divisions
Radix Jesse Floruit

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Ouverture for four hands and four feets
Ik ben er

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Song for the Virga Jesse Procession, Hasselt 2024 with Jazz combo
Ik ben er

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Song for the Virga Jesse Procession, Hasselt 2024, with Strings & Harp
Ik ben er

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Song for the Virga Jesse Procession, Hasselt 2024, with Brass quintet
Ik ben er

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Song for the Virga Jesse Procession, Hasselt 2024, original version
Et respice in servos tuos

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a short motet for SATB
Fidelis servus et prudens

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a short motet for SATB
Rhyme Spells

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4 canons on medieval spels
Sex motetti in honorem Sancti Benedicti

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for Tenors, Basses & Organ
Semel iuravi in sancto meo

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for Tenors, Basses & Organ
Desiderium animae eius

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for Tenors, Basses & Organ
Laeta dies magni ducis

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for Tenors, Basses & Organ
Vir Dei Benedictus

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for Tenors, Basses & Organ
Domine prae venisti eum

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for Tenors, Basses & Organ
Gaudeamus omnes in Domino

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for Tenors, Basses & Organ
Evensong for Gent

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Choir, Organ and Community
All through the Night

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an arrangement for SABar and orchestra (2222 0000 Glockenspiel ad libitum and strings)
The Silver Trumpets

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for trumpet, soprano and organ
Danz, danz Quieselche

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an arrangement for SSA of a folksong from Aachen (D)
Over the Rainbow

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an arrangement for SSAATBB and Bariton solo, a capella
Sankta Lucia

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an arrangement for SSA with harp
Sankta Lucia

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an arrangement for SSA with instruments ad libitum
TFAL

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a song from Malta for SA
TFAL

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a song from Malta for SABar
I wandered lonely as a cloud

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a madrigal for SSAA, words from William Wordsworth
TRAM 11

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SATB a capella
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Kurt Bikkembergs
Official song for the Choir Games Flanders 2021 SATB & Carillon
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official song for the Choir Games Flanders 2021 for Carillon
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Official song for the Choir Games Flanders 2021 - TBB - version
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Official song for the Choir Games Flanders 2021 - SSA - version
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Official song for the Choir Games Flanders 2021 - SABar - version
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Official song for the Choir Games Flanders 2021 - original version
Santa Messa per i non vedenti

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SATB a capella
Desfile nocturno

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Wind orchestra with obligatory piano
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Kurt Bikkembergs
Official song for the Choir Games Flanders 2021 - version with strings
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Kurt Bikkembergs
Official song for the Choir Games Flanders 2021 - version with wind band
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Official song for the Choir Games Flanders 2021 - version with symfonic orchestra
Tariq Al-Alamis

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The Way of the Cross for Harp and great Organ
Marieke

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a fantasy for bells
Panta r(h)ei

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Wind Orchestra (with obligate Harp)