Education
He studied at the Royal Conservatory in his hometown, studying Clarinet, Music Theory and Piano and graduated 1945th in 1945.
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At age 11 he played the clarinet in various local brass bands around the Hague. After a while he was clarinetist with the Gelders Orchestra (then Arnhem Orchestra Association). At the same time he continued his studies as a conductor.
As a conductor, he undertook the leadership for two orchestras.
He has also served in the Dutch broadcasting company Vereeniging van Arbeiders Radio Amateurs as a judge of singing competitions. As a composer he has created works for various ensembles, study literature and wind band works.
He wrote several pedagogical works. In addition, he regularly acted as a judge in the singing competitions broadcast television and was also a music consultant for the Association of Workers" Singing Societies.
He also to worked for different occupations, did educational work, and especially military and brass music
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Nationality
Netherlands