æz ˈæmətʃɚɹ ʌv klˈæsɪkəl mjˈuːzɪk, hiː kəntɹˈɪbjuːɾᵻd tə ðə ɹˌiːəlᵻzˈeɪʃən ɔnðə mˈɛtslɚɹ ˈɔːɹɡən ɪnðɪ ˌaʊɚ lˈeɪdi kɐθˈiːdɹəl ɪn ˈæntwɜːp nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː ænd hiː wʌz tʃˈɛɹmən tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː ʌvðə flˈɛmɪʃ ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt fɔːɹ ˈɔːɹɡən ˈɑːɹt vˈiːvoʊ.
As amateur of classical music, he contributed to the realization on the Metzler organ in the Our Lady Cathedral in Antwerp (1993) and he was chairman (2000–2002) of the Flemish Institute for Organ Art (VIVO).