 The institution has developed under the successive leadership of Jef Denyn (1862-1941), Staf Nees (1901-1965), Piet Van den Broek (1916-2008), Jo Haazen (1944-), and its present director Koen Cosaert (1963-).The school has made a significant impact on carillon performance worldwide and is the originating place of the Flemish romantic style of carillon composition and performance.In 1984, the Royal Carillon School established a branch at the Catholic University of Leuven, and Her Majesty Queen Fabiola conferred her high protection upon the school.