Marcel Ketels studied early music, theory and recorder at the conservatories of Ghent and Brussels, with among others Barthold Kuijken, Oswald van Olmen, and Johan Huys. As a soloist and in diverse specialised ensembles he regularly performs at venues abroad and at home. Marcel Ketels is the inspiring force behind several ensembles for early music, such as the Duo Marcel Ketels and Guy Penson, and the ensemble Pandora.