Jacob de Haan (composer)

Jacob de Haan (born March 28, 1959, in Heerenveen) is a Dutch contemporary composer known for wind music. Haan also published various vocal works, including a number of masses for choir, wind band and soloists.

Education
De Haan studied at the Leeuwarden Music Academy where he majored in music education and organ studies with Jos van der Kooy. After graduating in 1984, he lectured at the Leeuwarden Academy in music arrangement.

Career
De Haan rose to prominence in the 1980s for his film-inspired music. De Haan is regularly invited as a guest conductor for performances of his own work. He also gives master classes and acts as a jury member at international competitions. He is active in many European countries in addition to Australia, Singapore, and the USA.

In Germany, De Haan worked at the Bayerische Musikakademie (Bavarian Music Academy) and the Bundesakademie für musikalische Jugendbildung (Federal Academy for Musical Youth Education) in Trossingen. De Haan works with several professional orchestras and bands, as well as celebrated vocalists.

Awards
In 2003, De Haan received a music award for his entire oeuvre from the Frisian regional broadcasting company Omrop Fryslân.

Works

 * Abba Gold
 * Adagietto
 * Adagio (T. Albinoni)
 * Ammerland
 * Arioso (J. S. Bach)
 * Band Time Expert
 * Border Zone
 * Bridge Between Nations
 * Caldas da Rainha
 * Caribbean Variation
 * Choral Music
 * Concerto d'Amore
 * Contrasto Grosso
 * Cornfield Rock
 * Crazy Music in the Air
 * Cat Named Bumpers, Euphonium Solo
 * Dakota
 * Diogenes
 * Discoduction
 * Eine Kleine Christmas Music
 * Everest (Concert March)
 * First Class
 * Shepherd Four Songs
 * Festa Paesana
 * Fox from the North
 * Free World Fantasy
 * Fresena
 * German Love-song
 * Grounds
 * Hanseatic Suite
 * Highlight from Chess
 * Introitus
 * Jubilate!
 * Kraftwerk
 * La Storia
 * Legend of the Mountain
 * Let Me Weep (Lascia ch'io pianga)
 * Majestic Prelude
 * Martini
 * Missa Brevis - Musica Sacra
 * Missa Katharina
 * Monterosi
 * Music for a solemnity
 * Nerval's Poems
 * Nordic Fanfare and Hymn
 * Norwegian Songs
 * Oregon
 * Pacific Dreams
 * Pasadena
 * Pastorale Symphonique
 * Persis Overture
 * Pioneers of the Lowlands (march)
 * 'Psalm 150' in 'Mijn ziel prijst in Looft de Heer'
 * Queen's Park Melody
 * Remembrance Day (Totengedenken)
 * Ross Roy
 * San Diego
 * Singapore Rhapsody
 * So nimm denn meine Hände (arr. Jacob de Haan of "So nimm denn meine Hände")
 * Song of Liberation
 * Song of Praise
 * Stille Nacht (arr.)
 * Suite symetrique
 * Symphonic Variations
 * The Blues Factory
 * The Book of Urizen
 * The Duke of Albany (2015, for the Harmonie-Fanfare de Vic-le-Comte (France)
 * The Fields
 * The Heart of Lithuania
 * The Musical Village
 * The Saint and the City
 * The Spirit of Christmas
 * The Universal Band Collection
 * Toccata from
 * Totengedenken
 * Utopia
 * Variazioni in Blue
 * Virginia