STEVEN DE BAECKE

Composer - Flautist - Teacher

About Me

Steven De Baecke (1969) is a professional Belgian flautist, composer, arranger and music teacher.

He studied the flute with Roland Vanden Berghe, Carlos Bruneel, Gaby Van Riet and Wil Offermans (NL). As a flute player he participated in several orchestras and in many chamber music ensembles. He performed in Belgium, the Nederlands, France, Spain and Japan.
Presently he is a principal member of duo Rigol’Arte (with pianist Bart Vandermeulen): an ensemble that combines music, humor and theatre.

As a composer he studied with Boudewijn Cox, Bart Vanhecke, Johan Sluys, Piet Swerts and Maarten Van Ingelgem.
His works feature in different genres : solo, chamber music, choir, orchestra and music theatre. He has written a number of pieces that were chosen as the compulsory work for flute for examinations on several academies of music in Flandres: “After Winter”, “Dream of an Angel”, The Purple Martin”, “Winter Wings”, Dorian Drinking Song”, “The Cove”, “Morning Blue”, “An English Souvenir” and “Oriental Night” all published by Euprint. The piece “Morning Blue” for flute solo is since 2013 one of the works in the list of compulsory pieces for the "Confédération Musicale de France".
In 2019 he won the “VerDi Keurmerk” composition prize with “Graffiti” for flute solo.
He won the international Vlamo composition contest in 2022 with "Horses of the Camargue" for Wind Band.
He is a member of the composers’ association ComAv (Componisten Archipel Vlaanderen)
His sonate for flute and piano has been performend by many professional flute players and was created in 2019 by flutist Carlos Bruneel in the “Muntschouwburg" in Brussels. In his compositions he reflects his passion for different styles and incorporate classical, jazz and modern elements into his music not as an end in itself but as a to tell his musical story.

Since 1991 he has taught at the “Academie De Vonk” in Oud-Heverlee. He was a former teacher at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, the “Kunstacademie Eeklo" and the “Hagelandse Academie”.

Compositions

  • Horses of the Camargue
  • wind band 2022 not published educational
  • Sonata
  • oboe and piano 2022 not published professional
  • turquoise
  • piano 2021 Sonolize educational
  • fuchia
  • piano 2021 Sonolize educational
  • Follia per doppia canna
  • 2 oboes and bassoon 2022 Sonolize educational
  • Pegasus
  • flute and piano 2021 Sonolize professional
  • Prélude pour Claude
  • violin and piano 2021 Euprint editions professional
  • Una favola sensa parole
  • flute solo 2020 Sonolize professional
  • Sonata
  • flute and piano 2017 Euprint editions professional
  • L'armoire sous l'eau
  • 3 guitars 2019 Euprint editions educational
  • Fingers Crossed
  • flute and piano 2017 Euprint editions educational
  • Four Mysterious Pieces
  • flute and piano 2016 Euprint editions educational
  • 6 Dynamic Pieces for Flute Solo or for Alto Flute Solo
  • flute solo 2015 Euprint editions educational
  • An English Souvenir
  • flute and piano 2016 Euprint editions educational
  • Two pieces for Double Bass
  • double bass and piano 2015 Euprint editions educational
  • The Cove
  • violoncello and piano 2015 Euprint editions educational
  • The Cove
  • double bass and piano 2015 Euprint editions educational
  • The purple Martin - de purper zwaluw
  • flute and piano 2014 Euprint editions educational
  • Dream of an Angel - Engelendroom
  • flute and piano 2012 Euprint editions educational
  • Wintervleugels
  • flute and piano 2012 Euprint editions educational
  • Morning Blue
  • flute solo 2011 Euprint editions professional
  • Spaanse Dans
  • flute and piano 2000 Euprint editions educational
  • After Winter
  • flute and piano 2000 Euprint editions educational
  • Graffiti
  • flute solo 2019 educational
  • Luister en Speel
  • methode voor dwarsfluit 2011 Euprint editions educational

Available at: Euprint Sonolize

Contact

steven.dwarsfluit@gmail.com

+32 4 95 29 71 50

Rigol'Arte

Multi-fluitspeler Steven De Baecke en pianist Bart Vandermeulen brengen hun virtuoos muzikaal talent samen om een klassiek concert om te toveren tot een komische theatershow.

Muziek, humor en theater zijn de ingrediënten voor een verrassende voorstelling, waarin de musici zichzelf zelden au sérieux nemen.

Bach, Mozart, Jass of Pop... Rigol'Arte geeft een persoonlijke touch aan elke muziekstijl.

De setting van een klassiek concert wordt het decor voor de muzikale scènes waarbij niet alles loopt zoals verwacht. Dit zorgt voor ludieke, gênante en onvoorspelbare situaties. Lukt het de musici om alles in de hand te houden?

'The show must go on!'