Bart Van Neyghem (b:1965) studied with tuba teacher G. De Volder at the KMC in Ghent and won several first prizes. In addition, as an instrumentist (tuba) he obtained the soloist diploma with the greatest distinction at the 'Hochschule für Musik' in Cologne and he also obtained the higher diploma in chamber music at the 'Conservatoire Royal de Musique' in Brussels with the greatest distinction.
Bart is an enthusiastic and passionate educator : he taught at the KMC in Ghent and at the KMC Bruxelles and is now a teacher at the academy in Anderlecht.
His great passion is conducting. He studied at the KMC in Brussels with Mr. Norbert Nozy, (formerly commander-kapellmeister of the Gidsen) and he obtained his first prize for wind band conducting.
As a performing musician, Bart was soloist bass tuba with the Groot Harmonie orchestra of the Gidsen for many years. He also has a lot of symphonic experience and has worked as a freelance musician for music ensembles such as the Koninklijke Muntschouwburg, the Antwerp Philharmonic, the Liège Philharmonic Orchestra and the WDR Bigband, among others.
Within the brass band world itself, Bart played for a long time with the renowned Brass Band Willebroek; they have already won the title of European champion three times.
In the 1990s, he toyed with the idea of establishing a brass band in Lennik, which is a Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. For this he departed from the brass ensemble Bacchus, which had existed for quite some time. Supplementing this ensemble with better musicians nationwide, in February 1998 Brassband Bacchus was ready for the public.
In 1998, the press presentation followed with a concert and although brass bands were new in Lennik, it was now on the map. The band strives to create as much joy as possible from making music itself and setting high standards.
With conductor Bart van Neyghem at the helm, Brassband Bacchus has taken part in competitions both af home and abroad, being placed at many of these events. The band reached a new peak by winning the world title in the first division at the WMC in Kerkrade.
We feature the band with MD: Bart van Neyghem on this week's show with a contest performance in 2005.