Jelle Hogenhuis (1954)

After graduating as a building engineer (1975) Jelle
Hogenhuis decided to turn to music. He studied Classical
flute at the Groningen Conservatory (Holland) with Peter van
Munster (1980) and Composition with Willem F. Bon. (Dutch
Composition Prize 1980).

Besides being a fluteteacher he has been a freelance player
and a composer.

Among his works as a (modern-classical) composer there are
pieces for small ensembles as well as some symfonic works,
also 2 short operas. For his pupils he sometimes composed
and arranged in jazzy or poppy styles.

For a period of 10 years he was one of the members of the
Groningen Flute Quartet. Experiences in this ensemble were
the root of developements to follow later.
As a director of large flute ensembles Hogenhuis had ample
opportunity to test newly developed flutes. Ensemble flutes
demanded a new approach.
Thanks to a fully developed low section flutechoirs from all over
the world now have acces to the same range as the string ensemble.