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ConductorConductor of Philharmonie Gelre is Tijmen Botma. From 2007 to 2024, he worked with the Dutch Ministry of Defense as chief conductor, spending the last 12 years with the Royal Military Band Johan Willem Friso (KMKJWF). Tijmen studied trumpet and conducting at the conservatories of Zwolle and Leeuwarden and earned his master’s degree in conducting at the Conservatory of Amsterdam. He is principal teacher in wind band conducting at the Prins Claus Conservatory in Groningen. Tijmen Botma has an impressive portfolio of musical productions and CD recordings to his name. |
Our musiciansThe musicians of Philharmonie Gelre are ambitious amateurs, who love playing and performing music. The orchestra consists of 70 directed by a professional conductor. Philharmonie Gelre is a symphonic wind band with complete instrumentation: the woodwinds section with clarinets, flutes, saxophones and oboes has been extended with piccolo, English horn, bassoons, alto- and bass clarinet. The brass section consists of trumpets/cornets, French horns, trombones, euphoniums and tubas. The percussion section and string bass complete the orchestra. |
