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Welcome to the website of the Union of Belgian Composers.

On this site you will find

• administrative information (how to register, what are the statutes, etc.)
• the agenda of general assemblies and other more informal meetings
• works (non-exhaustive list) proposed by members of the association
• the history of the winners of the Fuga trophy, awarded annually to musicians who showcase contemporary Belgian music
• the list of all members of the UBC

News

• Peter Benoit Prize 2026 awarded to Luc Van Hove7 March 2026
  Views: 6The 2026 Peter Benoit Prize – A Composer’s Lifetime Achievement – ​​has been awarded to Luc Van Hove. With this distinction, the jury honors a composer who, for over forty years, has built a major, versatile, and internationally acclaimed body of work. Van Hove’s music, which blends tradition and contemporary techniques with remarkable originality… Read more: Peter Benoit Prize 2026 awarded to Luc Van Hove
• Invitation to the General Assembly on March 24th, 20267 March 2026
  Views: 3           Dear UCB Members, You are warmly invited to attend the Ordinary General Meeting on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at 12:00 PM. Address: SABAM, Rue des Deux Eglises 41/43, 1000 Brussels, Main Stage Room, 1st floor. Please confirm your attendance. AGENDA Approval of the minutes of October 16, 2025.Approval of the 2025… Read more: Invitation to the General Assembly on March 24th, 2026
• Invitation to UBC Festival 2026 – FUGA Trophy 202515 February 2026
  Views: 5UBC Festival 2026 FUGA Trophy 2025 Congratulations to Wilfried Westerlinck and Patrick Dheur and warm thanks to them for their commitment to promoting Belgian works through their concerts and recordings. A meeting to create videos introducing the composers will be held at SABAM on Thursday, March 5, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in… Read more: Invitation to UBC Festival 2026 – FUGA Trophy 2025
• UBC Festival February 1st, 20262 February 2026
  Views: 5UBC Festival 2026 A huge thank you to Bruno Ispiola and Gauvain de Morant for the UBC Festival concert on February 1, 2026. What a beautiful concert, what beautiful works! Thank you to the composers for their warm presence. And thank you to the Wallonia-Brussels Federation – Music, Art and Life Department and to… Read more: UBC Festival February 1st, 2026
• Invitation: Meeting of Thursday February 5th, 20261 February 2026
  Views: 4Meeting of Thursday February 5th, 2026 from 11h00 to 14h00 Dear Composers and Musicians, The Belgian Composers’ Union (UCB) is organizing a meeting in the first quarter of 2026 for musicians—saxophonists and clarinetists, violinists, pianists—and UCB member composers (and publishers). This meeting will allow us to choose the repertoire for the upcoming UCB 2027… Read more: Invitation: Meeting of Thursday February 5th, 2026