Hannes Taljaard

Hannes Taljaard
Birth nameDaniël Johannes Taljaard
Born (1971-03-13) March 13, 1971 (age 53)
Siloam, South Africa
OccupationClassical music composer

Hannes Taljaard, born Daniël Johannes Taljaard (born 1971)[1] is a South African classical music composer from Siloam, Venda.

Taljaard's compositions have been performed in South Africa and Europe and he won first prize in the Flores Iuventutis competition in Ghent, Belgium, in 1994–1995. He is senior lecturer in composition and composer-in-residence at the School of Music & Conservatory at North-West University in Potchefstroom, South Africa. He has taken masterclasses with American composer George Crumb and has taken private lessons with Belgian composer Wim Henderickx[2] in Antwerp from 1996 to 2000. He has also attended the Darmstadt New Music Summer School. He is editor of academic publication The South African Music Teacher.[3]

His compositions are influenced by African and Arabic music.

  1. ^ Talento, Romeo. "Hannes Taljaard – The Living Composers Project". www.composers21.com.
  2. ^ "The Official Wim Henderickx website". Archived from the original on 5 February 2005. Retrieved 3 November 2006.
  3. ^ "The South African Music Teacher". Archived from the original on 10 March 2007. Retrieved 3 November 2006.