Jan Hadermann

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Jan Hadermann (born March 23, 1952 in Reet near Antwerp in Belgium ) is a Belgian composer , professor and conductor .

Life

His father played the violin and gave him his first music lessons. At the Music Academy of Hemiksem , Belgium, he deepened his knowledge with Marcel Slootmakers and studied piano with Liliane Esser Herchuelz . He then studied at the Lemmensinstitut in Mechelen and later in Löwen under Lode Dieltiens' music theory, Frans Geysen harmonics , Jos van Looy counterpoint and fugue and Matthy Niël composition . There he graduated in 1974 with a diploma in composition and music education . He completed his studies with the composer Willem Kersters at the Royal Flemish Conservatory of Music in Antwerp.

Since 1977 he has been a lecturer in counterpoint, fugue and electronic music composition at the Lemmesninstitut in Leuven , Belgium and since 1979 lecturer in harmony and composition at the Koninklijke Beiaardschool "Jef Denyn" (school for tower carillon) in Mechelen , Belgium. Since 1994 he has been visiting lecturer for wind orchestra direction (theory) at the Royal Flemish Conservatory of Music in Antwerp.

As a composer he writes works for symphonic orchestra, wind orchestra, piano, choir and chamber music. In 1993 he received the SABAM Prize for Wind Orchestra.

Works

Works for orchestra

  • 1974–1977 Cantata written in sand for tenor, mixed choir and symphonic orchestra Text: Hermann Hesse
  • 1988 Ouverture 51 ° National Song Festival of the Province of Flanders for mixed choir, vocal quartet, organ, bell tower, brass band and symphonic orchestra

Works for wind orchestra

  • 1982 Concerto voor Hoorn en Harmonieorkest
  • 1983 Vier Dansen for wind orchestra
  • 1984 Tune It Up for wind orchestra
  • 1984 Ballad for guitar or trumpet or alto saxophone and wind orchestra
  • 1986 Music for a Festive Occasion
  • 1986 Recuerdo
  • 1986 Signature
  • 1987 Dancing on the Seashore
  • 1987 Funny Little Girl
  • 1987 When I Walk Alone for trombone and wind orchestra
  • 1988 Laura
  • 1988 Choral Flexions
  • 1989 Visions for brass band
  • 1989 ritual for wind orchestra
  • 1989 Twins for two euphonia and wind orchestra
  • 1990 Canzoni for wind orchestra
  • 1991 Three Times a Tune
  • 1992 Spotlights for the Bass Clarinet for bass clarinet and wind orchestra
  • 1993 Rendezvous for trumpet and wind orchestra
  • 1993 Get Up
  • 1994 Fanfare for a Jubilee for wind orchestra
  • 1994 Joy of Music
  • 1995 Erasmus Tales for wind orchestra
  • 1997 A German Christmas
  • 1997 Cortège for wind orchestra
  • 1997 Música Divertida Jazz Concerto for alto saxophone, jazz combo and wind orchestra
  • 1998 Melody in Five
  • 1999 Ludgerus Oratorio in twelve movements for mezzo-soprano, bass-baritone, mixed choir and wind orchestra
  • 2000 Clouds on the Heath for fanfare orchestra
  • 2003 Seahawk Overture for wind orchestra
  • 2003 Guernica for wind orchestra
  • 2004 The Florence Fayre for wind orchestra
  • Slavic canzoni
  • So in love
  • Squadron 633
  • The Mask of Zorro

Choral music

  • 1973 Psalm 30: Zingt voor de Heer
  • 1974 A Christmas liturgy (Een kerstliturgie) for choir and organ
  • 1980 Moeder is not a thing? (Folk song) for five-part choir, flute, piano and bass

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personal data
SURNAME Hadermann, Jan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Belgian composer, university professor and conductor
DATE OF BIRTH March 23, 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH Reet , Antwerp , Belgium