Lode
Violet
ABOUT
BESSON ARTIST
PRINCIPAL CORNET
Brassband Willebroek
Conductor
Young Brassband Willebroek
Mercator Brass Band
Brassband St. Cecilia Leest
Tomra Brass Band (NO)
Teacher
GO! Academie Willebroek
Kunsthumaniora Brussel
VLAMO EXPERT
Teacher SAXHORN
Royal Conservatoire Antwerpen
Alliance Brass Artist
Biography
​THIS IS MY STORY
Lode Violet was born in Jette in 1995 and started his cornet education at the GO! Academy for Music & Drama Willebroek at the age of six. A year later he added piano to this. At the age of 14, Lode followed his teacher/father Frans Violet to the Kunsthumaniora Brussel. There he graduated with the greatest distinction.
In 2017, he obtained a Master of Arts music degree at the Royal Conservatoire Antwerp, as a cornet player tutored by Frans Violet, followed two years later by an Academic Teacher Training’s degree.
He currently teaches Brass, Ensemble & Conducting at the GO! Academy for Music and Drama Willebroek and since 2019 he is also affiliated with the Kunsthumaniora Brussel as a teacher for brass. In September 2020, he started as Saxhorn Teacher at the Royal Conservatoire Antwerp.
Musician
&
Composer
Lode, Besson Artist, is active in various orchestras and regularly performs as a soloist. He travelled to several bands in Europe & the United States of America. From 2011 he is the Principal Cornet of Brassband Willebroek where he won six national titles, a European title and a world title. It's no secret to say that Lode can't keep up with his prizes and awards.
The composer in Lode started at the age of 19. He wrote an opening piece SÃ¥ng till Norden for Brassband Willebroek at the gala concert of the 2015 Swedish Brass Band Championships. The work has often excelled as a winning performance at competitions. A few years later (2019) Lode wrote a second solo piece, A Tiny Trilogy. It was written for Tim De Maeseneer's debut album. Lode has already realized dozens of compositions and arrangements.
PRIZES & AWARDS
2019
Nomination Solo CD of the Year
4barsrest Awards
2018
Best Principal Cornet
North of England Brass Band Championships
2016
4BR Best Instrumental Award
All England Masters International
2016
Kampioen Air Varie & Slow Melody
Foden's Solo Competition
2016
2011
2010
Nomination 4BR Band of the Year
4barsrest Awards
2015
Best Soloist
European Youth Brass Band Championships
2012
Best Soloist
International Brass Band Contest | B Division
2011
First prize
Dexia Classics
2011
Nomination Newcomer of the Year
4barsrest Awards
2010
2009
Champion Intermediate Section
British Open Solo & Quartet Brass Band Championships
2010
2008
2006
Champion Lower, Middle & Higher Degree
Jonge Solisten aan Zee
2002+
Champion 3rd, 2nd, 1st, UIT, ERE & Superieure
Vlamo Contests for Soloists & Ensembles
Since 2017, Lode also has started a career as a conductor, and this start hasn’t been wrong: Young Brassband Willebroek became Belgian champion twice (3rd division & 2nd division) and achieved a first place in 1st division at the Flemish Open Brass Band Championships. With Mercator Brassband he also won the Dutch Open Brass Band Championships in 2nd division.
Conductor
Young Brassband Willebroek | Champion Belgian Brass Band Championships 2017 | 3rd Division
4barsrest Awards | Nomination Newcomer of the Year 2017
Young Brassband Willebroek | Champion Flemish Open Brass Band Championships 2018 | B Division
Young Brassband Willebroek | Champion Belgian Brass Band Championships 2018 | 2nd Division
Mercator Brass Band | Champion Dutch Open Brass Band Championships 2019 | 2nd Division
