Pieterjan Van Kerckhoven

In 2006, Pieterjan began with lessons Flemish Bagpipes at the academy of music in Sint-Niklaas with Bart Van Troyen. One year later he entered Lemmensinstituut in Leuven where he studied with Jean-Pierre Van Hees. It is there that he gets in contact with the musette. In 2011 he obtained his Master degree and two years later a degree of Master of Arts (musette specialization) and a Master Chambermusic. During his studies he also follows masterclasses with Jean-Christophe Maillard in Leuven and Toulouse.

As bagpipe and saxophone player, Pieterjan plays in several folkbands: Surpluz, EmBRUN and WÖR. On the musette he is active with the ensemble Les Menus Plaisirs du Roy and together with Bart Van Troyen he founded the Bourdon Collectief in 2013.