Luc Ponet is a Belgianorganist, academic and board member of Nationaal Instituut voor de Orgelkunst. Ponet was educated at College of Music, Lemmens Institute, Leuven. He won the Prix d’excellence, then attended Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst – Wien and holds a master's degree. Ponet specialised in organ performance and improvisation in Toulouse, in Mechelen , in Haarlem, International Summeracademy for Organists and again in Haarlem at the International Summeracademy for Organists . Ponet performed in major festivals all over the world. Ponet has held key positions including titular-organist, Basilica Tongeren, organist-in-residence and Music Director, Landcommanderij Alden Biesen and city organist - curator of the organ festival in Leuven. He is Inspector for Art education for the Flemish Government Belgium since 2000. Ponet's teaching positions include: Professor for organ, LUCA School of Arts – Leuven and Visiting professor, Concordia University - River Forest/Chicago and Baylor University – Waco/Texas . Masterclasses in Belgium, Holland, Italy, Mexico, USA,.... Other positions have included Artistic Director - Organ Concert Series Orgelforum Haspengouw, Board member - Nederlands Instituut voor Orgelkunst and Board member - International Organ Festival Haarlem. Over the years he has recorded several CDs and has published a number of books and articles in specialist journals about organs and the organist’s art. At the Faculty of Architecture and the Arts of the University Leuven, drs. Luc Ponet prepares a doctoral degree with a dissertation on performance practice and the organist’s art in the prince bishopric of Liège during the first half of the 17th century.
Recordings
Charles Tournemire, Symphonie N° 7 opus 49 “Les Danses de la Vie” – worldpremière
Charles Tournemire, Symphonie N° 6 opus 48 pour Ténor, Choeur, Orgue et Orchestre – worldpremière
Luc Ponet plays the organs of the Lemmensinstituut in Leuven
Bach and contemporaries, Luc Ponet plays the Thomas-organ of the Abbey Church in Leffe
Livre d'orgue Anonyme du XVIIIième siècle, Luc Ponet plays the Van Peteghem-organ of the Landcommandry Alden Biesen
The Flemish Organ Heritage Volume I, Luc Ponet plays the 17th century Ancion-organ of the Begijnhof in St. Truiden
Flemish Organ Treasure Volume I, Luc Ponet plays the J.B. Le Picard-/Thomas-organ of the Basilica in Tongeren
Gabriël Fauré, Requiem and other compositions for choir, orchestra and organ - Nederlands Kamerkoor, LSO-Maastricht, organist: Luc Ponet, conductor: Ed Spanjaard
Johann Sebastian Bach, Die Goldbergvariationen, Luc Ponet plays the Van Peteghem-organ of Alden Biesen
