Boudewijn Zwart
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Boudewijn Zwart comes from a family of organists. He studied carillon at the Dutch Carillon School in Amersfoort and piano (major) at the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam (the predecessor of the Conservatory of Amsterdam). In 1990 he won all categories of the triennial International Carillon Competition "Queen Fabiola" in Mechelen (Belgium).
Samen met Henry Groen (1957) vormde Zwart jarenlang het Nederlands Carillon Duo. Hij is stadsbeiaardier van Dordrecht (Grote Kerk), Ede (Oude Kerk), Gouda (St. Janstoren), Amsterdam (Westertoren, Zuidertoren, en de Oude Kerk), Bergambacht (St. Laurentiustoren), Schoonhoven, IJsselstein, Barneveld, Apeldoorn, Wageningen en Zeewolde. Hij heeft verschillende composities op zijn naam staan. Hij is president van de internationale beiaardiersvereniging Eurocarillon.
In addition to playing the fixed carillons in church towers, Boudewijn Zwart has developed a mobile carillon with which concerts can be given anywhere, both in the open air and indoors. This carillon has fifty bronze bells. Under the title "Bell Moods" he gives concerts with classical music, as well as jazz and folk music. In addition, he performs with various children's programs and family performances.
Boudewijn Zwart is one of the founders of the Oude Haven Concert, which has been held annually on the first Saturday of September in Schoonhoven since 1998. Since 2002 Zwart has also been in charge of the Carillon Institute Netherlands in Dordrecht, a private higher vocational training for carillonneurs.
