Hans Bakker

After he had finished his studies in piano, church organ and choral conducting in Utrecht, Hans Bakker (b. 1945) began teaching piano at music schools in two places in the Netherlands. Apart from his teaching practice, he conducted two choirs and was active in the improvisational music scene. His career in music was followed by the study of Sanskrit. After his successful graduation from the University of Amsterdam, he returned to music, becoming completely occupied by teaching at the Globe Center for Art and Culture in the city of Hilversum.

Initially, composing was only a minor occupation next to Bakker’s other work. Since 1997 it became a daily routine; he wrote a great number of chamber music works and many choir compositions. He also composed works for orchestra and pieces for carillon.

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