Jan Van der Roost

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Jan van der Roost was born in Duffel, Belgium, in 1956. He studied trombone, history of music and musical education at the Lemmensinstituut in Leuven (Louvain) and continued his studies at the Royal Conservatoires of Ghent and Antwerp, where he qualified as a conductor and a composer. At present, he teaches at the Lemmensinstituut in Leuven (Belgium) and is guest professor at the "Shobi Institute of Music" in Tokyo and at the "Nagoya University of Art" (Japan). Besides being a prolific composer, he is very much in demand as an adjudicator, lecturer, clinician and a guest conductor: his increasing musical activities brought him to more than 35 different countries in 4 continents, whereas his compositions are being performed and recorded in more than 50 nations worldwide. Early 2001, a full CD containing 4 of his works for Chamber Orchestra was released with EMI Classics while the Slovakian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava) recorded 3 of his compositions in the same period, released early 2003 by the German label "Valve-Hearts". Early 2004, "PHAEDRA RECORDS" will bring out another "classical" CD with exclusively his compositions, containing soloconcertos for Trumpet, Guitar and Horn. His list of works shows a wide variety of genres and styles, including e.g. 2 Oratorios, a Symphony and some smaller works for Symphony Orchestra, a Guitar Concerto (dedicated to Joaquin Rodrigo), a Concerto for Trumpet and String Orchestra (dedicated to and commissioned by the Norwegian virt

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フラッシング・ウインズ

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Jan Van der Roost: Music for Wind Band

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Music for a Festive Occasion

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I Colori della Gioia (1)

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Flashing Winds

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ヴァン・デル・ロースト&シエナ・ウインド・オーケストラ

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A Tribute to Sax (1)

Van der Roost: From Ancient Times - Sinfonia Hungarica

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I Colori della Gioia

ROOST: Sirius and other Works for Orchestra

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Impressions

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The Wind Music of Jan Van der Roost Vol.1

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