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Old carillon practice keyboard being removed from the Royal Carillon School "Jef Denyn" for replacement on October 25, 2005 The Royal Carillon School "Jef Denyn" (Dutch: Koninklijke Beiaardschool "Jef Denyn" ) in Mechelen, Belgium, is the first and largest carillon school in the world. The Belgian government defines it as an "International Higher Institute for the Carillon Arts under the High Protection of Her Majesty Queen Fabiola." The school has trained many of the foremost carillonneurs of the twentieth century and houses a rich archive and library. Contents 1 History 2 Facilities 3 Academics 4 Degrees and diplomas 5 Notable alumni 6 See also 7 References 8 Further reading 9 External links History The Royal Carillon School was founded in 1922 by renowned city carillonneur of Mechelen Jef Denyn, in whose honor it was later named, with the support of Americans Herbert Hoover, John D. Rockefeller, and William Gorham Rice. The first in...

Eugène Lapierre (8 June 1899 – 21 October 1970) was a Canadian organist, composer, journalist, writer on music, arts administrator, and music educator. He was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal in 1935 and the King George VI Coronation Medal in 1937. In 1963 he was named Chevalier of the Order of Malta and in 1966 he received the Bene merenti de patria from the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society. He is the great uncle of composer Yves Lapierre. [1] Life and career Born in Montreal, Lapierre received his earliest musical education at Saint Brigid's Church in his native city where he was a pupil of choirmaster Lucien Perreault. He then studied the organ with Étienne Guillet and worked as an accompanist at the Royal Military College Saint-Jean. He entered the École des Hautes Études Commerciales where he earned a degree in 1922. [1] From 1924–1928 Lapierre studied in Paris through a grant from the Canadian government, first at the Institut Grégori...

Conservatoire national de musique was a music conservatory in Montreal, Quebec that was actively providing higher education in music during the first eight decades of the 20th century. Founded in 1905 by Alphonse Lavallée-Smith as the Conservatoire national de musique et de l'élocution , the school gained the official right to teach music, diction, elocution, drawing, and painting and to grant diplomas through a 1906 letters patent from Secretary of State Richard William Scott. A few years later it was renamed the Consservatoire national Ltée . By 1912 the conservatoire had granted 250 diplomas. Jean-Noël Charbonneau served as the school's director from 1915-1922 followed by Benoît Poirier from 1923-1925. [1] In 1921 the conservatoire became affiliated with the Université de Montréal (UM) and from here on was known as the Conservatoire national de musique. Eugène Lapierre, who had been the conservatory's secretary since 1922, was appointed the sc...

Université Laval Motto Deo favente haud pluribus impar Motto in English By the grace of God, to no one equal Type Public Established 1663 ; 355 years ago  ( 1663 ) (Séminaire de Québec) December 8, 1852 ; 165 years ago  ( 1852-12-08 ) (Royal Charter) Endowment $377 million [1] Rector Sophie D'Amours Undergraduates 32,250 [1] Postgraduates 10,750 [1] Location Quebec City , Quebec , Canada Campus Urban/Suburban Language French Colours Red and Gold           Athletics CIS – RSEQ Nickname Rouge-et-Or Affiliations AUCC, CARL, IAU, AUFC, UArctic, ACU, CIS, QSSF, CBIE, U15 Website www.ulaval.ca Université Laval (English: Laval University ) is a French-language, public research university in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The University was founded by royal charter issued by Queen Victoria in 1852, with roots in the founding of the Séminaire de Québec in 1663 by François de Montmorency-La...