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Jens Josef (born 5 August 1967) is a German composer of
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, a flutist and academic teacher.


Career

Born in Solingen-Ohligs, Josef received flute instructions from Rita Eggenweiler and Klaus Grünow, principal flute of the
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, and took composition classes with Jörn Tegtmeyer, the director of church music of Hann. Münden. From 1989 to 1997 Josef studied at the
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, flute with Peter Brock and Paul Dahme, and composition with
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. He finished his examinations in 1995, his concert examinations in 1997. He also studied flute with András Adorján and composition with Rainer Kunad. He was a member of the Norddeutsche Philharmonie in
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in 1992/93, and the flutist of the orchestra ''Saitensprünge'' in 1994/95. He has worked as a freelance artist, flutist, composer, teacher, and conductor. in 1997 he founded the ensemble ''Gruppe Kontraste'' together with Christian Ridil. In 1998 he was principal flute of the ''Junge Philharmonie Hessen-Thüringen''. He has collaborated with the '' Mutare Ensemble'' in
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. Josef was a teacher at the ''Akademie für Tonkunst'' in
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from 2000 to 2006, and at the Musikhochschule Frankfurt from 2003 to 2006. He has been a teacher of the Musikakademie Kassel since 2006. He has participated in the educational project Ohrwurm-Projekt, a music project aiming at elementary school children. His oratorio ''Vor langer Zeit. Stationen einer Stadt'' for speaker, two sopranos, baritone and ensemble, was premiered in 2000 in the Blasiuskirche, Hann. Münden. The ensemble La Picassola commissioned him to write a piece for their first concert. He composed ''Musik für Flöte(n), Viola und Kontrabass nach dem Bild von Pablo Picasso "Bildnis seiner kleinen Tochter"'' (2001) (music for flute(s), viola and double bass inspired by Picasso's portrait of his little daughter) in four movements, premiered in the Foyer of the
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. That same year Josef arranged Schubert's ''
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'' for tenor and string quartet. It was recorded by Christian Elsner and the Henschel Quartet in 2002, and performed in 2004 by
Peter Schreier Peter Schreier (29 July 1935 – 25 December 2019) was a German tenor in opera, concert and lied, and a conductor. He was regarded as one of the leading lyric tenors of the 20th century. Schreier was a member of the Dresdner Kreuzchor conduct ...
and the Dresdner Streichquartett. He played the flute in a trio concert at the
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, with
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(piano) and
Graham Waterhouse Graham Waterhouse (born 2 November 1962) is an English composer and cellist who specializes in chamber music. He has composed a cello concerto, '' Three Pieces for Solo Cello'' and '' Variations for Cello Solo'' for his own instrument, and str ...
(cello), performing Martinů's trio and the premiere of the flute version of Gestural Variations; every composer contributed a
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, Josef set " Süßer die Glocken nie klingen". In 2010 he was the alto flutist in the premiere there of the song ''Im Gebirg'' (The Mountain) by Waterhouse on a poem by Hans Krieger, with Martina Koppelstetter (mezzo-soprano), the composer and Christopher White (piano). Josef's chamber music is recorded on a composer portrait CD ''Kammermusik'', including ''Fünf Chansons nach Texten von
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'' (for soprano, flute, clarinet and percussion), ''26.6.1626'' (concertante scene no. 2 for baritone, flute, violin, bassoon and piano), ''Bizarrerien'' (three songs and two intermezzi for soprano, alto flute and guitar), and the ''Musik für Flöte(n), Viola und Kontrabass'', played by La Picassola.


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