Roland Cardon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Roland Cardon

Belgian musician

Date of Birth: 15-Apr-1929

Place of Birth: Ronse, Flemish Region, Belgium

Date of Death: 18-Aug-2001

Profession: composer, conductor, musicologist, music pedagogue

Nationality: Belgium

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Roland Cardon (15 April 1929 – 18 August 2001) was a Belgian composer, pedagogue, flautist, clarinetist and multi-instrumentalist.
He often published works under the name Guy Rodenhof. After studies at the Ghent Conservatory, from 1955 he was a member of the long-lived band Chasseurs Ardennais in which he played solo flute.
In the period 1963 to 1972 he was a lecturer in woodwind and orchestral music in the music school of Aarlen.
From 1973 to 1982 he taught flute at the Music Academy in Vilvoorde.
In addition, he taught at the Rijksmuziekacademie in Etterbeek in flute from 1973 to 1977.
From 1974 to 1977 he was lecturer in the conducting of wind or fanfare orchestras at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels.
From 1 January 1982 to 1 July 1994 he was director at the Municipal Conservatory of Oostende.