The Utrechts Conservatorium is a

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and part of the ''

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'' (HKU). The conservatory opened in 1875 and is one of the eldest professional musical education institutes of the Netherlands. Since 1971, the conservatory is located in the former

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''Gebouw voor Kunsten en Wetenschappen'' (Building for Arts and Science) and in the former

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''St. Joannes de Deo'', both on the same street. Apart from these two buildings, the ''Nederlandse Beiaardschool'' ( Dutch Carillon School), located in

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, is also part of the school. The Utrechts Conservatorium merged in 1987 with the Carillon School and the ''Nederlands Instituut voor Kerkmuziek'' (Dutch Institute for Church Music) into the '' Faculty of music of the Utrecht School of the Arts.'' The conservatory has six study directions: * Bachelor of Music in

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* Bachelor of Music in

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* Historical Performance *

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* Bachelor of Music in Education * Musician 3.0 (

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)

Musicians

Notable alumni

Tristan Keuris Tristan Keuris (3 October 1946 in Amersfoort – 15 December 1996 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch composer. Life and career Keuris initially studied with Jan van Vlijmen in Amersfoort. At the age of 15 he started his studies with Ton de Leeuw at the Utr ...

Janine Jansen Janine Jansen (born ) is a Dutch violinist and violist. Early life and education Jansen was born in Soest in the Netherlands into a musical family. Her father plays organ, harpsichord and piano; from 1987 to mid-2011 he was the organist of ...

Herman van Veen Hermannus Jantinus van Veen (born 14 March 1945) is a Dutch stage performer, actor, author, singer-songwriter and musician. He worked with accompanists Laurens van Rooyen and Erik van der Wurff, both of whom were pianists and composers. In ...

Wouter Hamel Wouter Hamel (born 1977) is a Dutch Pop singer. He released his debut album ''Hamel'' in March 2007. Hamel's style has been compared to Jamie Cullum's.

* Peter Kardolus *

Bas Ramselaar Bas Ramselaar (born 1961 in Amersfoort) is a Dutch bass singer and conductor. A graduate of the Utrechts Conservatorium, he has sung with notable ensembles such as the Berliner Symphoniker, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the London Symphony ...

* Gerard Beljon - Composer * Rudjer Glavurtic - Composer

Notable faculty

* Philippe Hirschhorn * Ton de Leeuw *

Charlotte Margiono Charlotte Margiono (born March 24, 1955) is a Dutch operatic soprano. Life and career Margiono (real name Charlotte Marie-Louise Heijdemann) was born in Amsterdam and studied at the Arnhem conservatoire with Aafje Heynis. She was originally a ...

Emmy Verhey Emmy Verhey (born 13 March 1949, in Amsterdam) is a Dutch violinist. Biography Verhey received her first violin lesson from her father when she was seven. Within a year, she played the Violin Concerto in A minor and the Concerto for Two Vi ...

Zino Vinnikov Zino Vinnikov (Russian: Зиновий Винников) (born 1943) is a Russian-Dutch violinist and one of the leading representatives of the St Petersburg violin tradition. Biography Vinnikov studied with Abram Shtern in Kiev, and later at the ...

Piet Noordijk Piet Noordijk (May 25, 1932 – October 8, 2011) was a Dutch saxophonist. Noordijk played with orchestras and big bands, including The Skymasters, The Ramblers and Malando. He was awarded the Wessel Ilcken Prize in 1965. Between 1978 and 1992, N ...

External links

The official HKU website
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