Dirk Snellings

Category:solist, dirigent, docent, artistiek leider
1959 - 15.07.2014
Genre(s):oude muziek, barok, classicisme, romantiek
Instrument(s):zang (bas)
Actual/previous member of:Capilla Flamenca
Guest member of:Ensemble Clematis

Biography

Dirk Snellings is in addition to being co-founder and artistic director also the bass in the core quartet of the Capilla Flamenca. He earned an academic degree in musicology and graduated in voice at the conservatory of Antwerp. His repertoire extends from the Renaissance to contemporary music, with an emphasis on polyphony and baroque. Precisely in this tension between old and new he feels the most exciting challenge in looking for the specific use of the voice that agrees with each style period, with a view to interpreting each genre in an optimal way. This research into early techniques of singing, erroneously believed to have been lost entirely, was the enabling condition for him to come closer to the roots of early vocal art. As a soloist he can already boast a full track record of performances. Thus he collaborated with Il Fondamento, La Petite Bande, Le Parlement de Musique and Ex Tempore. With Fo(u)r Voices he explored in depth the endless opportunities of romantic and contemporary vocal chamber music. Currently he teaches voice and history of early music at the Lemmens Institute in Leuven until 2013.

Dirk Snellings died 15th july 2014

Selective discography

FoiFoi (2003)
Baroque, early music
Capilla Flamenca, Dirk Snellings, Johannes Ciconia, anoniem, Guillaume de Machaut, Harold Arlen, John Dunstaple, Mathieu de Ghent (...)
Pierre de la Rue - Missa de septem doloribusPierre de la Rue - Missa de septem doloribus (2003)
early music
Capilla Flamenca, Psallentes, Josquin Desprez, Pierre De la Rue, Gregoriaans, Dirk Snellings, Hendrik Vanden Abeele
Lambert Van Peteghem orgel - Sint-Pieterskerk - BertemLambert Van Peteghem orgel - Sint-Pieterskerk - Bertem (2002)
Baroque, romanticism
Kamiel D'hooghe, Dirk Snellings, Johann Sebastian Bach, François-Joseph Fétis, Justin Heinrich Knecht, J.T. Cramer, Jan Van Landeghem, Johann Christoph Oley (...)
Arnold de Lantins - Missa Verbum IncarnatumArnold de Lantins - Missa Verbum Incarnatum (2002)
early music
Capilla Flamenca, Psallentes, Arnold De Lantins, Johannes Brassart, Johannes Cesaris, Dirk Snellings, Hendrik Vanden Abeele
Margarete. Maximilian I.Margarete. Maximilian I. (2001)
early music
Capilla Flamenca, Dirk Snellings, La Caccia, Michaël Ghijs, Schola Cantorum Cantate Domino, Frans Mariman, Schola Gregoriana Lovaniensis, Joris Verdin (...)
Krafft Frans-Joseph. De Profundis - Levavi oculos meosKrafft Frans-Joseph. De Profundis - Levavi oculos meos (2001)
classicism
Greta De Reyghere, Dominique Van Sande, Marnix De Cat, Jan Caals, Dirk Snellings, Il Fondamento, La Sfera Del Canto, François-Joseph Krafft (...)
Johannes Brassart - In festo corporis ChristiJohannes Brassart - In festo corporis Christi (2000)
early music
Capilla Flamenca, Johannes Brassart, Dirk Snellings, Psallentes, Hendrik Vanden Abeele, anoniem
Jean de CastroJean de Castro (2000)
early music
Marnix De Cat, Capilla Flamenca, More Maiorum, Jan Van Outryve, Simen Van Mechelen, Peter Van Heyghen, Dirk Snellings, Lieven Termont (...)
JuaneloJuanelo (2000)
20th century
Derek Lee Ragin, Anne Cambier, Guy De Mey, Dirk Snellings, Vlaams Radiokoor (VRK), Vlaams Radio Orkest, Dirk Brossé, Dirk Brossé (...)
Magister XMagister X (1998)
early music
Capilla Flamenca, Dirk Snellings

Author of

Historically Informed Performing BachHistorically Informed Performing Bach (2012)
barok
Dirk Snellings, Bart Van Looy, Stijn Vervliet

Selectieve discografie als medewerker

Heinrich Isaac - Ich muss dich lassenHeinrich Isaac - Ich muss dich lassen (2011)
early music
Capilla Flamenca, Dirk Snellings, Heinrich Isaac, Oltremontano
De Sayve Lambert - Sacred musicDe Sayve Lambert - Sacred music (2007)
early music
Giovanni Priuli, Oltremontano, Giovanni Gabrieli, Capilla Flamenca, Lambert de Sayve, Wim Becu
Pierre de la Rue - Missa Ave Maria VesperaPierre de la Rue - Missa Ave Maria Vespera (2006)
early music
Capilla Flamenca, Psallentes, Pierre De la Rue, Gregoriaans, Dirk Snellings, Hendrik Vanden Abeele
Clemens Non Papa - Priest and Bon VivantClemens Non Papa - Priest and Bon Vivant (2005)
early music
Capilla Flamenca, La Caccia, Jacobus Vaet, Jacobus Clemens Non Papa
Margarete. Maximilian I.Margarete. Maximilian I. (2001)
early music
Capilla Flamenca, Dirk Snellings, La Caccia, Michaël Ghijs, Schola Cantorum Cantate Domino, Frans Mariman, Schola Gregoriana Lovaniensis, Joris Verdin (...)
Magister XMagister X (1998)
early music
Capilla Flamenca, Dirk Snellings
SublimationSublimation (1996)
20th century
Ex Tempore, Serge Minten, Florian Heyerick

Related Items

News:In memoriam Dirk Snellings (22.07.2014)
Choc voor de CD 'Heinrich Isaac' van de Capilla Flamenca (13.01.2012)
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Dirk Snellings (12.2009)