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Natural Trumpet
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Welcome to the Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel! 

With a Bachelor and Master of the Brussels Conservatoire you are set for an inspiring professional career! If you want to join an international orchestra or end up doing something entirely different with your degree, our programmes are the ideal preparation for a bright future.

The KCB focusses on the broad artistic formation of each individual. The lessons are based on direct interaction between teacher and student due to the small amount of students in each class. The great number of orchestral productions each year allows us to gain experience on the stage and learn the ins and outs of the greatest pieces is in music history.

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High-quality education

Erasmushogeschool Brussel (EhB - Erasmus Brussels University of Applied Sciences and Arts) strives for high-quality education and continuously develops its programmes to meet (inter)national quality standards. EhB is fully committed to fostering a culture of quality and uses its own quality management system as the foundation for high-quality education.

Various tools are used to strengthen and safeguard the educational quality of this programme:

The "Opleiding in Cijfers" (Education in Numbers) website of the Flemish government provides information about the profile of this programme, such as who follows the programme, how long it takes students to graduate, and more.

Read more about quality assurance at EhB.

Your subjects

Education never stands still, just like the world around us. 
We consistently update our curriculum tables to ensure that our offer is always up to date and in line with new developments. 
You can find the most up-to-date version of your subjects here.
Your subjects @ KCB

More information about your subjects can also be found on EhB's website.

Teaching Staff

In order to develop your talents to the fullest you need a teacher that is capable to help and motivate you in the right way. Our teaching staff is world renowned and have years and years of experience both as performers but also as pedagogues.

Do you have any specific questions before you register for the admission tests? Would you like to meet your teacher before you take the big step? Below is a list of all teachers with contact information.

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Niranjan Wijewickrema professor KCB

Niranjan Wijewickrema

Professor Natural Trumpet

Niranjan Wijewickrema, Ph.D., Visiting Professor at the Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel. 
Trumpeter and Musicologist Niranjan Wijewickrema obtained various degrees (Solfeggio, specialized Solfeggio, History of Music & Harmony) during his musical studies at the Royal Conservatories of Brussels and Mons.  
He studied Trumpet with Pierre Thibaud (Paris) and Jerome Callet (New York) before gaining his trumpet degrees in the classes of Antoine Acquisto (IMEP, Namur) and Friedemann Immer (HfM, Köln). 
His  Ph.D. dissertation in Musicology (HfM, Karlsruhe) "Der Gebrauch der Trompete in den gedruckten Kantantenjahrgängen Georg Philipp Telemanns" was achieved under the supervison of Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Edward Hankins Tarr  (†) and received with the mention cum Laude. 
He has been leading a free-lance trumpeter career across Europe (e.g.: second Brandenburg Concerto at the Ruhr-Klassik Festival, world première of Victor Kissine's Opéra Pompier) before focusing his interest on research an pedagogy. 
He has taught Natural Trumpet both at the Académie de Musique de Woluwe-Saint-Lambert and the IMEP (Namur), and gave various master-classes (Bundesakademie für Kulturelle Bildung Wolfenbüttel, International Summer Academy Alden Bilzen). 
He currently teaches Natural Trumpet at the HIPP Department of the Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel;  his class   has over the years confirmed its status of career launch pad for top baroque trumpeters of the uprising generation, as for instance: Sander Kintaert or Bruno Fernandes (cf. videos below) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-qxCc-J7tg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwZ_LKcur7c

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Admission Tests

To start your study at the Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel you will have to pass an artistic admission test. For information regarding the admission tests - like dates, the programme you need to prepare, the admission requirements and costs - you can click on the picture below.

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