Jeff Hamburg
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Jeff Hamburg is an American composer. Born in Philadelphia, he studied acoustics and composition at the University of Illinois and moved to the Netherlands in 1978 to continue his studies at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague
with Louis Andriessen
. In 1986, he received the Conservatory Prize. He further studied French Horn at the Royal Conservatory and later conducted classes with David Porcelijn
at the Conservatory of Utrecht.
In 2002, Hamburg received the Visser-Neerlandia Music Prize for the outstanding quality of his oeuvre. Since 2008, Hamburg has been chairman of the board of Geneco, the Dutch composer's guild.
His translation of The Apollonian Clockwork: On Stravinsky by Elmer Schönberger and Louis Andriessen is published by Oxford University Press.
Together with flutist Eleonore Pameijer
, Hamburg started the Dutch cd label FutureClassics
.
Chamber music
Vocal works
Music theatre
Royal Conservatory of The Hague
The Royal Conservatory of The Hague is a conservatorium of music, providing higher education in music and dance, it is located in The Hague, Netherlands.-The Conservatory:...
with Louis Andriessen
Louis Andriessen
Louis Andriessen is a Dutch composer and pianist based in Amsterdam. He teaches composition at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague...
. In 1986, he received the Conservatory Prize. He further studied French Horn at the Royal Conservatory and later conducted classes with David Porcelijn
David Porcelijn
David Porcelijn is a Dutch composer and conductor.David Porcelijn studied flute, composition and conducting at the Royal Conservatoire of Music in The Hague...
at the Conservatory of Utrecht.
In 2002, Hamburg received the Visser-Neerlandia Music Prize for the outstanding quality of his oeuvre. Since 2008, Hamburg has been chairman of the board of Geneco, the Dutch composer's guild.
His translation of The Apollonian Clockwork: On Stravinsky by Elmer Schönberger and Louis Andriessen is published by Oxford University Press.
Together with flutist Eleonore Pameijer
Eleonore Pameijer
Eleonore Pameijer is a Dutch musician who studied flute with Koos Verheul at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam where she received her solo diploma cum laude...
, Hamburg started the Dutch cd label FutureClassics
FutureClassics
FutureClassics is a Dutch CD label started by composer Jeff Hamburg and flutist Eleonore Pameijer. The label specialises in music of suppressed and forgotten composers FutureClassics is a Dutch CD label started by composer Jeff Hamburg and flutist Eleonore Pameijer. The label specialises in music...
.
Selected works
Orchestral- 2009 Podolian Dances - string orchestra
- 2007 Hear O Heavens - Give Ear, O Earth – symphony orchestra
- 2007 The Wild Waters that Roar – symphony orchestra
- 2004 Ruach - Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra
- 2003 Kumi, Ori – tenor and orchestra
- 2001 Aychah – choir and orchestra
- 2001 Zachor – symphony orchestra
- 2000 Concerto for flute and orchestra
- 1998 Klezmania – chamber orchestra
- 1996 A Prayer and a Dance – string orchestra
- 1994 Zey… (Yiddish) – soprano and orchestra
- 1988 Concertino – alto saxophone and orchestra
- 1982 Symphony in Es (rev. 1994) – symphony orchestra
- 1981 Towers and Bridges – flutes, copper and double bass
Chamber music
- 2008 Sparkle - bassoon solo
- 2007 Jubel – oboe, harp
- 2007 Kaddish – baritone, oboe, cello, harp
- 2006 Danse Africaine – choir a capella
- 2005 Song of Songs (Hebrew) – tenor and flute
- 2002 String Quartet Nr 2 "Hashkivenu" – string quartet
- 2002 Three Jewish Songs – soprano, oboe, violin, cello, accordion, percussion
- 1999 Jerusalem (German, Hebrew, Dutch) – soprano, oboe, violin, viola, cello
- 1999 Uncle Mendel’s Ukrainian Blues (Yiddish) - piano w/song
- 1996 Wine, Love and Death (Hebrew text) – soprano, cello, accordion
- 1994 The Golem - big band
- 1991 Roses have thorns (W. ShakespeareWilliam ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...
) – choir - 1989 Two songs from "Dance of Death” (A. StrindbergAugust StrindbergJohan August Strindberg was a Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist and painter. A prolific writer who often drew directly on his personal experience, Strindberg's career spanned four decades, during which time he wrote over 60 plays and more than 30 works of fiction, autobiography,...
) – soprano, baritone, cello and piano - 1987 Ma sh'mecha – choir
Vocal works
- 2009 Biografiye - mezzo-soprano, clarinet, violin, viola, cello
- 2009 Finf Yiddish Lieder - mezzo-soprano and harp
- 2007 Kaddish - baritone, oboe, cello, harp
- 2006 Danse Africaine - Four Langston Hughes Songs - choir a capella
- 1984 Dibboek Suite - choir a capella
Music theatre
- 2005 Hooglied (Song of Songs)
- 2005 Thomas (based on a book by Guus Kuijer)
- 1998 Een Golem
- 1992 Joshe Kalb (J. Singer)
- 1992 Esther (English and Hebrew)
- 1990 De jongen die op reis ging om het griezelen te leren (text by Carel Alphenaar)
- 1984 Dibboek (Judith Herzberg)