Guy Jansen
Guy Jansen MNZM | |
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.jpg) Jansen in 2012 | |
| Born | Guy Elwyn Jansen 27 May 1935 , New Zealand |
| Died | 27 May 2019 (aged 84) |
| Spouse |
Judy Mary Rolls (m. 1960) |
| Children | 3 |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Southern California |
| Thesis | The aesthetic realm and choral music (1984) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Queensland Wheaton College Conservatory of Music |
Guy Elwyn Jansen
Early life and family
Born in Carterton on 27 May 1935, Jansen was educated at Horowhenua College.[1] In 1960, he married Judy Mary Rolls, and the couple went on to have three children.[1]
Education
Jansen studied at
He was also a
Career
Jansen ran choral courses for secondary school students during the 1960s, and established the regional Choral Festival for Secondary Schools.[4] Then, from 1975 to 1989, he was the Department of Education's national officer for music, responsible for music in primary and secondary schools.[4][6] In 1979, Jansen established the New Zealand Youth Choir, serving as its musical director, and toured with the choir internationally in 1982.[4] In 1986, he founded the New Zealand Secondary Students' Choir.[4]
Jansen was intimately involved in the production of the New Zealand Hymnbook in 1986,[7] and he was the first person to arrange the New Zealand national anthem, "God Defend New Zealand", with both English and Māori lyrics, for the New Zealand Youth Choir's 1982 tour.[4][6] He was in the vanguard of the movement to widen the scope of church music, and was noted for the fusion of styles in his arrangements.[7]
Also in 1986, Jansen set up the International Summer Schools in Choral Conducting, which he directed or co-directed in New Zealand and Queensland 14 times until 2011.[6] After being appointed senior lecturer at the University of Queensland (UQ), he initiated a master's programme in choral and church music. Also at UQ, he established the University Chamber Singers, and was chair of the organising committee for the national conference of the Australian Society for Music Education in 1997.[6] He later was choral conductor-in residence at the Wheaton College Conservatory of Music in Illinois.[6]
In 1990, Jansen was awarded the
During 2012, Jansen spent six months in Darwin as a choral consultant, which including teaching a conducting course at Charles Darwin University, and working with indigenous children.[6]
Death
Jansen died on 27 May 2019.[4][9]
References
- ^ ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
- ^ "NZ university graduates 1870–1961:I–K". Shadows of Time. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ "The history of school music in New Zealand". Victoria University of Wellington. 1966. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g George, Zoë (28 May 2019). "Choral visionary and pioneer Guy Jansen, has died". RNZ News. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ "The aesthetic realm and choral music". University of Southern California. 1984. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Guest conductor – Dr Guy Jansen MNZM". Male Choirs Association of Australia. 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ a b c "Dr Guy Jansen, MNZM, Wellington". Office of the Governor-General. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ "Queen's Birthday honours list 2011". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ "Guy Jansen death notice". The New Zealand Herald. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
