Hans Kockelmans, Date of Birth

Hans Kockelmans

Dutch musician

Date of Birth: 20-Feb-1956

Profession: composer, classical guitarist

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Hans Kockelmans (born February 20, 1956) is a Dutch composer, teacher, and performer of Early Classical and electronic music. He studied baroque lute with Mijndert Jape, as well as electronic music, and classical guitar at the Maastricht conservatory. In his compositions he is a pioneer of granular synthesis.
His electronic music as well as his acoustic work frequently refers to medieval themes.
He composes for such unusual instruments as Phantastron.He has collaborated with Roman Turovsky on a number of experimental compositions involving lute and torban.Hans is a nephew of Dutch composer Gerard Kockelmans.
He lives in Maastricht and is active in an organization of composers in his region, Dutch Limburg.