Jan Welmers
Jan Welmers (6 July 1937 – 7 March 2022) was a Dutch composer and organist.
Jan Welmers
- Name
- Jan Welmers
- Birthplace
- Zuidlaren, Netherlands
- Place of death
- Bunnik, Netherlands
- Occupation
- Composer and organist
- Born
- 1937 · Zuidlaren.
- Died
- 2022 · Bunnik.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
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• Name — Jan Welmers • Birthplace — Zuidlaren, Netherlands • Place of death — Bunnik, Netherlands • Occupation — Composer and organist
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Life and career
Born in Zuidlaren, the son of an organist and pianist and of an elementary school teacher, Welmers studied at the Prince Claus Conservatoire and at the Utrechts Conservatorium. He was author of a large number of organ compositions, mostly in minimalistic style, starting from 1961. He was professor of organ and music theory at the Utrechts Conservatorium from 1974 to 1998, and organist at the Saint Stephen's Church in Nijmegen from 1974 to 2002. During his career Welmers was the recipient of several awards and honors, including the first prize at the 1968 International Organ Improvisation Competition and the Sweelinck Prize for his career in 2005. He died on 7 March 2022, at the age of 84.
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- 1.Jan-Kees Karels. Spanning in het werk van componist Jan Welmers. Reformatorisch Dagblad. 7 February 2018.
- 2.Organist en componist Jan Welmers (84) overleden. Reformatorisch Dagblad. 7 March 2022.
- 3.Componist en organist Jan Welmers (84) overleden. Orgel Nieuws. 7 March 2022.
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- Jan Hage, Hugo Bakker. De hemel draait nog, over Jan Welmers. Valeur Ajoutée, Gouda, 2017.
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