Jacob de Haan is a Dutch contemporary composer known for wind music. De Haan has also published various vocal works, including several masses for choir, wind band, and soloists. 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. De Haan also published works under the pseudonyms Dizzy Stratford, Tony Jabovski, Larry Foster, and Ron Sebregts.
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Early life and education
As a child, de Haan learned the basics of piano from his brother Jan de Haan. He later studied at the Leeuwarden Music Academy, majoring in music education and organ studies under the tutelage of Jos van der Kooy. After graduating in 1984, he taught music arrangement at the Leeuwarden Academy.
Career
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De Haan gained recognition in the 1980s for his film-inspired compositions. He also conducts master classes and serves as a jury member at international music competitions. In Germany, De Haan collaborated with the Bayerische Musikakademie (Bavarian Music Academy) and the Bundesakademie für musikalische Jugendbildung (Federal Academy for Musical Youth Education) in Trossingen.
Compositions
De Haan draws inspiration from both contemporary and classical composers. His compositional process often begins with improvisation on his old Steinway piano, developing themes and melodies into completed works.
Awards
In 2018, De Haan was honored with the Buma Wind Music Award and the Buma Classical Award. Earlier, in 2003, he received a lifetime achievement award from the Frisian regional broadcasting company Omrop Fryslân.
Works
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Works for Choir and Concert Band
2003 Missa Brevis – mixed choir with organ or wind band / fanfare orchestra or brass band, or string orchestra or variable ensemble
2006 Missa Katharina – soprano solo, mixed choir with organ or wind band / fanfare orchestra or brass band, or string orchestra or variable ensemble
2007 Cantica de Sancto Benedicto – cantata for mixed choir, soprano solo, wind orchestra (and organ ad lib.)
2009 The Web – for mixed choir, soprano solo, speaking voice and wind orchestra (movement III of his 1st symphony “The Book of Urizen” on texts by William Blake)
2016 The Gospel Mass – mixed (gospel) choir with combo and wind / fanfare orchestra
2016 Missa Santa Cecilia – mixed choir with organ or wind orchestra
2018 Markus-Passion – optionally with choir, for mezzo-soprano, baritone, speaking voice and wind orchestra
Symphonies
2004 Symphony No. 1: The Book of Urizen for soprano solo, speaker and wind orchestra
The Vision
The Creation
The Web (with added mixed choir)
2019 Symphony No. 2: Salamander Symphony for wind orchestra
City Express
Heim(weh)
Pillars of Enterprise
Works for Singers and Wind Band
2008 Stufen on a poem by Hermann Hesse for mezzo-soprano and symphony orchestra or wind orchestra
2008 Achterbergliederen on poems by Gerrit Achterberg for solo voice and wind orchestra
2011 Nerval's Poems (Trois Odelettes) on poems by Gérard de Nerval for soprano and wind / fanfare orchestra
2012 Besinnung on a poem by Hermann Hesse for mezzo-soprano and symphony orchestra or wind orchestra
2014 Augen in der Großstadt on a poem by Kurt Tucholsky for solo voice and concert band
2018 Markus-Passion for mezzo-soprano, baritone, speaking voice and wind orchestra
Works for Concert Band, Fanfare and/or Brass Band
1983 East-Anglia
1984 Crazy Music in the Air
1987 Eventide (Song of Liberation)
1986 Grounds
1986 German Lovesongs (Dreaming)
1986 Fresena (March)
1986 Fox from the North
1986 Suite Symétrique
1987 Free World Fantasy
1987 Song of Praise
1988 Caribbean Variations on a Tune
1988 Cornfield Rock
1988 Discoduction
1989 Oregon (Fantasy for band)
1989 Queens Park Melody
1990 La Storia
1990 Hanseatic Suite
1991 Martini (March)
1992 Pastorale Symphonique
1992 Variazioni in Blue
1993 The Universal Band Collection
1993 Majestic Prelude
1994 Utopia
1995 Concerto d'Amore
1995 Diogenes
Works for Fanfare Orchestra Only
2004 Adornia
2010 ’t Ministerie van Fanfare
2012 Roll of Honour
2013 Elburg Fantasy
2017 Pride of the Forest
2018 New Hampshire
2019 Hora Est!
Works for Brass Band Only
1988 Cat named Bumpers
2007 Go for Brass! (a young person’s guide to the brass band)
Works for Accordion Ensemble
1987 Free World Fantasy
1989 Oregon
1989 Queens Parc Melody
1990 La Storia
1990 Air & Tune
1992 Variazioni in Blue
1994 Ballad and Dance
1994 Vegeline Suite
1995 Concerto d'Amore
1997 Contrasto Grosso
1998 Friends Forever
1998 Pavane
1998 The Carolina Dance
1998 Adagietto
1998 Yellow Mountains
2001 Pasadena
2002 Dakota
2003 The Blues Factory
2005 Rossini remix (remix of works by Italian composer Gioachino Rossini)
2017 Town of the Seven Hills
Works for Youth Orchestra
2000 First Class 'In Concert' & 'On tour'
2002 Band Time Expert
2003 Who Did It
2004 Postcard from Greece
2004 The Seminar Hymn
2004 Ottoman Dances
2005 Klezmania
2005 A Rossini Mix
2005 School's Cool
2005 Yin Yang Serenade
2011 Blue March and Boogie
2011 A Day at the Farm
2012 Hey Hey Hey!
2014 Pump it Up
2018 The Beasty Band