music.wikisort.org - Composer

Jan Kleinbussink (born 1946) is a Dutch classical musician who specializes in the performance of old music.[1] He is the cantor-organist of the Central Church in Deventer, also known as the Lebuïnus Church.[2][3] He is also well known for his contributions as an instrumentalist and conductor to recordings of J.S. Bach, Buxtehude, Charpentier, Graupner, Händel, W.A. Mozart, and Telemann.[4]

Jan Kleinbussink studied piano, organ, orchestra and choir conducting, composition and music theory at three Dutch conservatoires: Amsterdam, Deventer and Rotterdam. After graduating he continued his specialization in baroque and renaissance music with Anton Heiller, Philippe Herreweghe, and Ton Koopman.[4][5]

During the 1970s he was also active as a composer. Kleinbussink taught music theory at the Rotterdam Conservatoire and performance at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague. In 2007 he was included in the Dutch Order of Orange-Nassau.[3]

References

---