Jan Segers

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Jan Baptist Segers (born January 1929 in Mechelen , Belgium ) is a Belgian composer , conductor , musician and editor .

Life

He studied at the Royal Conservatoire of Brussels and Antwerp . For many years he was conductor and Kapellmeister with various military music corps in Belgium . Since 1960 he has been director of the Municipal Music Academy in Willebroek , Belgium. He also works as a music director for BRT Rundfunk. He is also in demand as an artistic advisor for music recordings on CD or for radio or television recordings. He is also available to amateur musicians as a conductor and jury member at national and international competitions. For a short time he was also the conductor of the BRT Chamber Orchestra.

With his compositions, mostly commissioned works, he has already successfully won many composition competitions.

Works

Works for orchestra

  • Sonata for double bass and chamber orchestra
  • Dragon Flies for double bass and orchestra
  • Five Drawings for 4 horns, percussion and strings

Works for wind orchestra

  • 1974 suite
    1. Intronization
    2. interlude
    3. festival
    4. final
  • 1977 Canadian Impressions
  • 1979 essay for horn and wind orchestra
  • 1981 Fantasia for brass band
  • Flashes for band
    1. Intro
    2. Simple
    3. Gaily
    4. Chorale
    5. Obstinate
  • Oliver's Music Box
  • Cowboy parade
  • Festival march (Feestmars)
  • Mechlin's Tower
  • Inleiding
  • Conclusion
  • Games for saxophone quartet and wind orchestra
  • Hoogtijd based on texts by M. van Maele for large brass ensemble, choir and speaker, radiophonic voices and electronic instruments
  • Music for a Solemn Occasion for large brass ensemble

Works for chamber music

  • Study for horn and (prepared) tape
  • Study for horn and piano
  • Reading for percussion and piano
personal data
SURNAME Segers, Jan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Segers, Jan Baptist (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Belgian composer, conductor, musician and editor
DATE OF BIRTH January 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH Mechelen , Belgium