Jan de Haan

Jan de Haan (born July 29, 1951 in Warns , Friesland Province ) is a contemporary Dutch composer and conductor .

life and work

Jan de Haan was born in 1951 in the Frisian town of Warns (Netherlands). His first inspiration came from his father, who was a great fan of brass music. Conducting was a great fascination for Jan de Haan from an early age, and at the age of seventeen he was already the conductor of various wind orchestras.

From 1969 to 1973 he studied music education , trombone and piano at the Music Education Academy in Leeuwarden . At the Utrecht Conservatory he obtained his diploma in the art of conducting from Henk van Lijnschooten in 1976 . Until 1994 Jan de Haan was the conductor of various ensembles, including the brass band Soli Brass. He has also been a guest conductor in numerous other professional and amateur orchestras and ensembles. In this capacity, he toured almost all Western European countries, the United States, Iran and Japan. Well-known orchestras such as the Tōkyō Kōsei Wind Orchestra , the Desford Colliery Brass Band, the Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band, all four Dutch military brass orchestras, the Frysk Orkest (Frisian Orchestra), the Radio Blazerensemble (radio wind ensemble of the Netherlands) and the National Youth -Fanfare Orchestra of the Netherlands and many more were already under his leadership.

From 1978 to 1989 Jan de Haan was also a conductor, composer and arranger for radio and television in the Netherlands. During this time, as program director, he produced 140 music television programs, among other things. In addition, he worked for several years as a lecturer for direction at the Music Pedagogical Academy in Leeuwarden.

In addition to his activities as a guest conductor, composer and international jury member, Jan de Haan worked for the music publisher De Haske . He founded the publishing house in 1983 and sold his shares 25 years later, in 2008, in order to be able to devote himself fully to composing, arranging and conducting again.

His brother Jacob de Haan is also a composer.

Works (selection)

Works for wind orchestra

1972: Apollo March
1978: Chorale Varié
1979: meditation
1981: Christmas Fantasy (met koor SATB ad lib.)
1983: Five Intradas
1981 Frisian Variations (Fryske Variaties)
1983 Partita on a theme by Johann Christian Bach
1985: Pastorale
1986: A Christmas Suite
1990: Song of Freedom
1992: Danses de Fantaisie
1993: A Discovery Fantasy
1995: Banja Luka
1995: Overture to new Age
1996: A Sunrise Impression
1996: Spanish Tritych
1997: Music for a Solemnity A tribute to John Williams
1998: Victory
2000: Beethoven Forever
2001: March of the Animals
2003: Prevision
2005: Earthquake
2006: Hispaniola
2007: Wind class live
2008: Christmas Joy
2008: Te Deum
2009: Triumphal Winds
2010: Liberty
2011: Musica Helvetica
2012: Klezmeriana
2014: Homage
2016: Galea et Bellum
2016: Purcellian Fantasia (Based on the March from Henry Purcell 's "Funeral Music of Queen Mary II")
2018: Tribute to a Maestro (Variations on a theme by Jean-Philippe Rameau )
2018: Centenary 2019
2019: Center of the Universe

Works for brass band

1972: Apollo March
1978: Chorale Varié
1979: meditation
1981: Christmas Fantasy
1983: Five Intradas
1985: Pastorale
1985: Psaltrada
1986: A Christmas Suite
1986: Contrasts
1987: Oxford Intrada
1990: Variations on a Chord
1993: inspiration
1994: Harmony Festival
1996: A Sunrise Impression
2003: Prevision
2005: Earthquake
2006: Hispaniola
2007: Camel Ride
2008: Christmas Joy
2009: Consolation
2010: Alhambra
2011: Musica Helvetica
2012: Introduction and Variations on Dies Irae
2013: Metamorphosis
2014: Chorale Variations
2016: Purcellian Fantasia (Based on the March from Henry Purcell's "Funeral Music of Queen Mary II")
2018: The Patriots (Symphonic Fantasia)
2019: The Baltic Way

Web links

Official website
http://www.fattore.com/JandeHaan.htm (French)

personal data
SURNAME	Haan, Jan de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Dutch composer and musician
DATE OF BIRTH	July 29, 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH	Warns , Netherlands