Patrick Beuckels earned higher diplomas for transverse flute and traverso, in addition to academic degrees in musicology and law. As a player of the traverso he enjoyed formative years with Barthold Kuijken. He performed with numerous renowned baroque ensembles and orchestras, under the baton of celebrities such as Philippe Herreweghe, Sigiswald Kuijken, Jos van Immerseel, Anner Bylsma, Gustav Leonhardt, Gerard Lesne, Marc Minkowski, and Jordi Savall. His CDs with the twelve flute sonatas of Georg Friedrich Händel and the collected chamber music repertoire of Wilhelm Friedemann Bach were highly acclaimed in several music journals.