Lemmensinstituut
The Lemmensinstituut (Lemmens Institute) is a Belgian conservatory in Leuven named after Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens. It was founded in 1879 and has a reputation for offering one of Europe's finest Music Therapy degree programs. The institute's Music Pedagogy course of study is also well known in Europe and in its history the Lemmens Institute has trained many famous composers including Jan van der Roost, Piet Swerts and Jos De Ryck.
In addition to the Music Education degree programs, the institute also offers a teaching degree in Drama.
The Music Department has been led by the following directors:
- 1879–1881: Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens
- 1881–1909: Edgar Tinel
- 1909–1917: Aloys Desmet
- 1918–1952: Jules Van Nuffel
- 1953–1962: Jules Vyverman
- 1962–1988: Jozef Joris
- 1988–2005: Paul Schollaert
- since 2005: Marc Erkens
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