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A musical life in dates

1918 born in Oostzaan (Netherlands)

Studies:
1927-30 Piano lessons with Jb.I. Hovenier
1930-35 Piano lessons with Henk Zanen
1930-35 Violin lessons with Joh. van de Woude
1930-35 First compositions: Trio’s and pianoworks (detrsoyed in 1935)
1935 School for Music 'Toonkunst' in Rotterdam:
1935 Piano lessons with Emile Eberle
1935 Second start compositons
1935 First meeting with Willem Pijper
1936-41 Study at the Rotterdams Conservatorium in Rotterdam:
Piano - Jan Callenbach
Violin & vioon - Johan Warnars
Composition & Direction - Willem Pijper
Outside the conservatorium:
Organ - Ferd. Timmermans
1941-46 Extended study with Willem Pijper

Teacher:
1942-44 Teacher School for Music ‘Toonkunst’ in Rotterdam
(connected to the conservatorium)
1946-62 Teacher at Rotterdams Conservatorium:
Harmony, counterpointMusical Theory and Composition
Piano teacher (at the School for Music 'Toonkunst')
1955-83 Teacher Brabants Conservatorium in Tilburg:
Theory, Composition, Orchestration
1962-77 Teacher Koninklijk Conservatorium in Den Haag:
Theory, Analysis and General Musical Education

Performing musician:
1936-93 Church organ player, director and assistant of several different amateur choirs and orchestras

Music criticist:
1960-67 at the Algemeen Handelsblad, a daily newspaper published in Rotterdam
1947-95 contributions to several books and magazines

Management & musical activities (1947 until now):
• Member of the jury, later in time also member of the comittee of judgment of the National Exams for Music
• Member of the jury for exams in counterpoint, fuga, harmony and composition at the conservatoriums of Brussels and Gent (Belgium)
• Member of the jury with several music contests ( some of those contests for winds)
• lectures and guest lectures
• numerous management functions in organisations for cultural development
(of which the 'Koninklijke Nederlandse Toonkunstenaars Vereniging', the 'Genootschap van Nederlandse Componisten' are best known)
• One of the founders of some departments of ‘Jeugd en Muziek’ (Youth and Music)
• One of the founders of Gouds Symphonie Orkest
• One of the founders of Nederlandse Pianola Vereniging

Prizes:
1959 Visser Neerlandia prize (for Concertino I for piano & orchestra)
1969 Visser Neerlandia prize (for Jardin public for flute & orchestra)
1970 Willem Pijper prize (for Musica Sacra II)
1981 Culture prize from the province of Noord-Brabant (for total existence)
1991 Citizen of Honour of the city of Gouda (for musical merits to the community of Gouda)
1999 Hertog Jan prize from the province of Noord-Brabant to honour his 80th birthday
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