Jan Welmers (6 July 1937 – 7 March 2022) was a Dutch composer and organist.

Life and career

Born in

Zuidlaren Zuidlaren ( Noordenvelds: ''Zuudlaoren'') is a village in the province of Drenthe in the Northern Netherlands. Zuidlaren has just over 10,000 inhabitants and is situated on natural heightened land which is called the Hondsrug. The village is part ...

, the son of an organist and pianist and of an elementary school teacher, Welmers studied at the

Prince Claus Conservatoire The Prince Claus Conservatoire () is one of the nine conservatoires in the Netherlands. It is a constituent of the Hanze University of Applied Sciences in Groningen. Students normally specialize in one instrument within the classical or jazz mus ...

and at the

Utrechts Conservatorium The Utrechts Conservatorium is a Conservatory of Music in Utrecht, Netherlands and part of the '' Utrecht School of the Arts'' (HKU). The conservatory opened in 1875 and is one of the eldest professional musical education institutes of the Neth ...

. 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

from 1974 to 1998, and organist at the Saint Stephen's Church in

Nijmegen Nijmegen ( , ; Nijmeegs: ) is the largest city in the Dutch province of Gelderland and the ninth largest of the Netherlands as a whole. Located on the Waal River close to the German border, Nijmegen is one of the oldest cities in the ...

from 1974 to 2002. During his career Welmers was the recipient of several awards and honors, including the first prize at the 1968 and the for his career in 2005. He died on 7 March 2022, at the age of 84.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Welmers, Jan 1937 births 2022 deaths People from Zuidlaren Dutch classical composers Dutch organists Organ improvisers

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