Board Members
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John Koslovsky
Chair
John Koslovsky is faculty member and co-chair of Music Theory and History department at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, and is an affiliate researcher in the Humanities at Utrecht University. He teaches courses in the core curriculum of harmony, analysis, and solfege, as well as more advanced courses in the history of music theory, music aesthetics, and Schenkerian analysis. He has been on the board of the Dutch-Flemish Society for Music Theory since 2011, and has served as its president since 2015. As a researcher, his interests are in the history of music theory in the nineteenth and twentieth-century centuries, as well as in the analysis of Romantic and early Modern repertoires. Jan Ezendam
Board Member
Jan Ezendam has a career as a composer, conductor, and pianist. He previously worked at the Conservatorium Maastricht as a teacher of harmony, counterpoint, analysis, and contemporary music, and is head of the theory department. As board member of the VvM, Jan handles the membership with Hans Maas and is co-treasurer. |
Edwin Paarlberg
Board Member
Edwin Paarlberg studied music theory, composition, and arranging at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam. Next to his full-time teaching activities at the CvA, Edwin works as a freelance conductor, composer, and arranger. He is also co-treasurer. Andre Douw
Board Member
André Douw is a composer, and in 1996 completed his Ph.D. thesis (University of Amsterdam) on the late music of Igor Stravinsky. Since Summer 2016 he has been retired from his career as a teacher at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, and has focused his professional energies on the relationship between time and harmony in the nineteenth- and twentieth centuries. As a member of the VvM board, André is responsible for the newsletter and for making contact with the various member conservatories and universities. He is also one of the founding board members of the VvM. |
Karst de Jong
Board Member
Karst de Jong is a pianist and music theorist. He is a teacher at both the Royal Conservatory in The Hague and at the Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya in Barcelona (ESMUC). His specialization is in improvisation, for which he regularly gives masterclasses at diverse international institutions and festivals. Karst has recorded two CDs of solo piano improvisations, Improdisiac I and II. He is also one of the founding board members of the VvM. Giannis Montesantos
Student Board Member
Giannis is a recent alumnus of Conservatorium Maastricht, having a Bachelor degree in the fields of Composition and Music Theory (2019). He also holds a Bachelor degree in IT from his previous studies. He is responsible for the website of the society. |