Bjorn Verschoore

Belgian saxophonist & conductor. Born on July 22, 1979 in Izegem, Belium Bjorn Verschoore studied saxophone at SAMW in Izegem and was admitted to the Conservatoire Royal De Bruxelles (Royal Conservatory of Brussels) where he graduated in 2002 with the "Master of Music" diploma with great distinction in the class of Norbert Nozy. In the meantime, he studied at the Real Conservatorio Superior de Musica of Madrid (Spain) with MM Mijan during the 2000-2001 academic year and followed several masterclasses in Belgium and abroad with François Daneels (Belgium), JM Goury and Claude Delangle (France), Arno Bornkamp (The Netherlands). As a saxophonist active in classical music, jazz and light world music, such as: Brussels Philharmonic (Vlaams Radio Orkest), Flanders Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonie, De Marinierskapel der Koninklijke Marine (The Netherlands) and the Mint. He has also performed several recordings on television and radio. Since 2000, he has been a saxophonist with the Royal Navy Music where, in 2006, he was awarded first soloist. Three years later, Bjorn successfully passed the adjunct music master's exams. He is officially a music master since January 4, 2010.