Hans Kockelmans

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Hans Kockelmans 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.

In his compositions he is a pioneers of granular synthesis. His electronic music as well as his acoustic work frequently refers to medieval themes. He studies and tries to adjust his works to the acoustics of existing or hypothetical locations.

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.

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