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Dutch composer and conductor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Willem Rogier van Otterloo (11 December 1941 – 29 January 1988) was a Dutch composer and conductor.
Rogier van Otterloo | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Willem Rogier van Otterloo |
Born | Bilthoven, Netherlands | 11 December 1941
Died | 29 January 1988 46) Bilthoven, Netherlands | (aged
Genres | Jazz, Jazz fusion, Classical music |
Occupation(s) | Composer, conductor |
Years active | 1973–1988 |
Van Otterloo was the eldest son of the conductor Willem van Otterloo, and was born in Bilthoven, Netherlands. He composed several soundtracks for Dutch films and in 1980 became conductor of the Metropole Orkest for jazz music in Amsterdam. He conducted five Dutch entries in Eurovision Song Contests: "Amsterdam" (1980), "Het is een wonder" (1981), "Jij en ik" (1982), "Ik hou van jou" (1984) and "Rechtop in de wind" (1987). He has also composed jazz music.
He died from mesothelioma in Bilthoven in 1988.[1]
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