Hubert Schoonbroodt
Hubert Schoonbroodt (born August 8, 1941 in Eupen ; † February 5, 1992 in Jalhay ) was a Belgian organist , oboist , conductor and choir director.
Life
Hubert Schoonbroodt made his first oboe training as a youth at the Conservatory in Verviers, then in Paris. Back in Belgium he studied organ at the “Lemmens Institute for Church Music” in Leuven and continued his studies with Pierre Froidebise at the Liège Conservatory. At the Schola Cantorum in Basel and with Antoine Geoffroy-Dechaume (1905–2000) in Paris, he deepened his knowledge of early music . In 1962 he followed his teacher Froidebise to the post of conductor and organist at the “Grand Seminary” in Liège. From 1964 he was the first oboe soloist in the Belgian National Orchestra. In 1969 he was appointed professor of organ at the “Royal Conservatory” in Liège, where Bernard Foccroulle was one of his most successful students. Ten years later he received the same appointment at the Conservatory in Brussels.
Schoonbroodt campaigned for the rediscovery of the works of forgotten Belgian composers, especially Walloon composers, including Lambert Chaumont , Henry Du Mont , Jean-Noël Hamal , Léonard de Hodémont , Pierre de la Rue , Pieter van Maldere , Lambert Pietkin . He performed many of these works as an organ soloist or with his chamber orchestra Camerata Leodiensis, founded in 1975, or recorded them on phonograms. In addition, from 1974 until his accidental death, he directed the Royal Men's Quartet Eupen .
In the last decades of his life he was an internationally sought-after organ expert. He supervised numerous restorations of historical organs in Belgium, Germany, France and the Netherlands. He died in the winter of 1992 as a result of a traffic accident.
Two of his children are also internationally successful musicians: Aurore Schoonbroodt-Doise, organ and violin, and Serge Schoonbroodt , organ and vocals.
As part of the King Baudouin Foundation, the Hubert Schoonbroodt Prize is awarded every two years for successful restorations of historical organs in Wallonia or Brussels.
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Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schoonbroodt, Hubert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian organist, oboist, conductor and choir director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 8, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Eupen |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th February 1992 |
| Place of death | Jalhay |