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The Belgian tenor and choral conductor, Michiel Haspeslagh, received his musical training in LUCA School of Arts in Leuven, Belgium, where in 2013 he obtained his Master of Music degree in singing (Lieve Jansen) and one year later a Master of Music degree in choral conducting under the tutelage of Erik Van Nevel (2014). He is now deepening his knowledge and skills by participating in conducting master-classes with Daniel Reuss (Cappella Amsterdam, the Netherlands), Hans Leenders (Studium Chorale, the Netherlands) and, most recently, with the Flemish Radio Choir (Belgium) and their chief conductor Hervé Niquet.
Michiel Haspeslagh is the conductor of Clari Cantus, Clari Cantores, Carmina Chamber Choir and Bruxell'A Cappella, four high level amateur choirs. The youth choir Clari Cantus won the prestigious 'Choir of the Year' competition in 2011 with Michiel conducting. This same choir also shared the stage with the Flemish Radio Choir in 2016 for a joint concert conducted by Eric Whitacre. In September 2017, he received his first project as a conductor of the Flemish Radio Choir. Since then he is frequently asked as their choir repetiteur.
As from 2018, Michiel Haspeslagh is regularly busy at the Landesakademie für die musizierende Jugend in Baden-Württemberg (Germany) as a visiting lecturer for several artistic projects.
Michiel Haspeslagh sings as a freelance tenor in professional ensembles such as the Orpheus Vokalensemble (Germany), Studium Chorale (the Netherlands) and the Flemish Radio Choir. Most recently he joined Cappella Pratensis (the Netherlands), specialised in performing the Franco-Flemish polyphonic music from the original sources in mensural notation. He currently lives in Tienen. |
