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Tristan Keuris was born on October 3, 1946 in Amersfoort and he died December 15, 1996 in Amsterdam.
Education
From 1962 to 1969 he studied composition with Ton de Leeuw at the Utrecht Conservatory.
Activities
In addition to his activities as a composer, Keuris taught at the conservatories in Hilversum and Utrecht.
Compositions
Practically all of his works were commissioned. Keuris received international recognition with the symphonic works Sinfonia (1975) and Movements (1982) (the latter introduced in the United States by the Concertgebouw Orchestra). From 1987 his compositions were published by Novello, London. Symphonic transformations (1987) was commissioned and performed by the Houston Symphony Orchestra, Catena (1988) was written for the centenary of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, and Three Michelangelo Songs (1990) for mezzo soprano and orchestra, was commissioned for the centenary of the Gelders Orkest. In 1992 Keuris was commissioned by the Concertgebouw to write a Concerto for organ and orchestra (1993) on the occasion of the restoration of the Maarschalkerweerd organ. In 1993 Laudi (1993) for choir and orchestra was performed during the Nederlandse Muziekdagen.
Prizes
In 1969 Keuris was awarded the Composition Prize of the Utrecht Conservatory. Sinfonia was awarded the 1975 Matthijs Vermeulen Prize of the City of Amsterdam. In 1995 he received the Koussevitzky Foundation Award, for writing a major choral work for the New York Virtuosi.
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