Norbert H. J. Nozy
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Norbert H. J. Nozy is a contemporary Belgian conductor, music educator, and classical saxophonist.
and at the Lemmensinstituut
in Leuven
. He won first prizes in music theory, transposition, percussion, chamber music, harmony, counterpoint and the higher diploma saxophone.
Nozy studied conducting with Andre Vandernoot
, Yvon Ducène, Leonce Gras and Jean-Sebastien Bereau of the Conservatoire de Paris
. He studied fugue with Victor Legley.
Nozy was also recognized as an exceptional saxophonist. In 1970 he was Pro Civitate laureate of the International Gaudeamus Competition for Contemporary Music in Rotterdam
in 1973, the Stravinsky Seminar for young conductors, organized by the National Opera in 1975.
, London
, Chicago
, Washington, D.C.
, Luxembourg
, Maastricht
, Ghent
, and Brussels
.
For the academic year 1973 to 1974 he was a visiting lecturer and teacher at the University of North Texas College of Music
, the same year that Jim Riggs
began teaching saxophone at North Texas.
, he directed the Military Band of the Belgian First Corps in Cologne
. From February 1, 1985 he was the head of the Royal Symphonic Band of the Belgian Guides and held this position until 2003.
From 1983 to 1985 he served as conductor of the Harmonieorkest St. Michaël Thorn. Since June 27, 2004 he has been the conductor of the Koninklijke Harmonie of Thorn. He is also chief conductor of the Royal Netherlands Army Band "Johan Willem Friso"
in Assen
.
in Leuven
. He has led seminars on the musical Les Rièzes et les Sarts to Cul-des-Sarts. Nozy teaches saxophone and wind band, at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels
, where he also directs the orchestra of the conservatory. He gives master classes at home and abroad.
, (ii) the Tenuto Competition in Brussels
, and (iii) the Saxophone Festival in Dinant
.
Education
Nozy was introduced to music at a young age through his father, Norbert Nozy, who was in a local band. Nozy studied at the Royal Conservatory of BrusselsRoyal Conservatory of Brussels
The Royal Conservatory of Brussels is a drama and music college in Brussels, Belgium. An academy for acting and the arts, it has been attended by many of the top actors and actresses in Belgium such as Josse De Pauw, Luk van Mello and Luk De Konink....
and at the Lemmensinstituut
Lemmensinstituut
The Lemmensinstituut is a Belgian conservatory in Leuven named after Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens. It was founded in 1879 and has a reputation for offering one of Europe's finest Music Therapy degree programs...
in Leuven
Leuven
Leuven is the capital of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region, Belgium...
. He won first prizes in music theory, transposition, percussion, chamber music, harmony, counterpoint and the higher diploma saxophone.
Nozy studied conducting with Andre Vandernoot
André Vandernoot
André Vandernoot was a Belgian conductor. He studied at the Royal Music Conservatory in Brussels, and later flute and conducting at the Hochschule für Musik, Vienna. In 1951, he was a prize-winner in a conducting competition in Besançon, France.From 1959 to 1973, Vandernoot was conductor and...
, Yvon Ducène, Leonce Gras and Jean-Sebastien Bereau of the Conservatoire de Paris
Conservatoire de Paris
The Conservatoire de Paris is a college of music and dance founded in 1795, now situated in the avenue Jean Jaurès in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, France...
. He studied fugue with Victor Legley.
Nozy was also recognized as an exceptional saxophonist. In 1970 he was Pro Civitate laureate of the International Gaudeamus Competition for Contemporary Music in Rotterdam
Rotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
in 1973, the Stravinsky Seminar for young conductors, organized by the National Opera in 1975.
Saxophonist
He was a member of the Saxophone Quartet of Belgium ("La Quatuor Belge de Saxophones") and Saxophone Ensemble from 1972 to 1975 and represented Belgium at several international conferences and symposia including saxophone in BordeauxBordeaux
Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
, Maastricht
Maastricht
Maastricht is situated on both sides of the Meuse river in the south-eastern part of the Netherlands, on the Belgian border and near the German border...
, Ghent
Ghent
Ghent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of...
, and Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
.
For the academic year 1973 to 1974 he was a visiting lecturer and teacher at the University of North Texas College of Music
University of North Texas College of Music
The University of North Texas College of Music, based in Denton, is a comprehensive music school with the largest enrollment of any music institution accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music, and the oldest in the world offering a degree in jazz studies...
, the same year that Jim Riggs
Jim Riggs
James Garland Riggs, University of North Texas Emeritus Regents Professor is an American saxophonist in both the classical and jazz idioms, big band director, collegiate music educator, and international music clinician.-As performer:...
began teaching saxophone at North Texas.
Conductor
In 1975 he was hired as a saxophonist in the Royal Symphonic Band of the Belgian Guides. After great success to the tests of KapellmeisterKapellmeister
Kapellmeister is a German word designating a person in charge of music-making. The word is a compound, consisting of the roots Kapelle and Meister . The words Kapelle and Meister derive from the Latin: capella and magister...
, he directed the Military Band of the Belgian First Corps in Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
. From February 1, 1985 he was the head of the Royal Symphonic Band of the Belgian Guides and held this position until 2003.
From 1983 to 1985 he served as conductor of the Harmonieorkest St. Michaël Thorn. Since June 27, 2004 he has been the conductor of the Koninklijke Harmonie of Thorn. He is also chief conductor of the Royal Netherlands Army Band "Johan Willem Friso"
Regiment Infanterie Johan Willem Friso
The Regiment Johan Willem Friso is a line infantry regiment of the Royal Netherlands Army. Named after Johan Willem Friso of Orange-Nassau, it is the oldest and most senior regiment in the current order of battle...
in Assen
Assen
Assen is a municipality and a city in the north eastern Netherlands, capital of the province of Drenthe. It received city rights in 1809. Assen's main claim to fame is the TT Circuit Assen the motorcycle racing circuit, where on the last Saturday in June the Dutch TT is run...
.
Teacher
Nozy has taught at the Maastricht Academy of Music and the Lemmens InstituteLemmensinstituut
The Lemmensinstituut is a Belgian conservatory in Leuven named after Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens. It was founded in 1879 and has a reputation for offering one of Europe's finest Music Therapy degree programs...
in Leuven
Leuven
Leuven is the capital of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region, Belgium...
. He has led seminars on the musical Les Rièzes et les Sarts to Cul-des-Sarts. Nozy teaches saxophone and wind band, at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels
Royal Conservatory of Brussels
The Royal Conservatory of Brussels is a drama and music college in Brussels, Belgium. An academy for acting and the arts, it has been attended by many of the top actors and actresses in Belgium such as Josse De Pauw, Luk van Mello and Luk De Konink....
, where he also directs the orchestra of the conservatory. He gives master classes at home and abroad.
Juror
He is also is a juror in international competitions, including (i) the World Music Festival (WMC) in KerkradeKerkrade
Kerkrade is a town and a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands.It is the western half of the divided region and de facto city, taken together with the eastern half, the German town of Herzogenrath...
, (ii) the Tenuto Competition in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, and (iii) the Saxophone Festival in Dinant
Dinant
Dinant is a Walloon city and municipality located on the River Meuse in the Belgian province of Namur, Belgium. The Dinant municipality includes the old communes of Anseremme, Bouvignes-sur-Meuse, Dréhance, Falmagne, Falmignoul, Foy-Notre-Dame, Furfooz, Lisogne, Sorinnes, and Thynes.-Origins to...
.
Selected discography
- Portrait of Paul Golson, Anthology of FlemishFlemishFlemish can refer to anything related to Flanders, and may refer directly to the following articles:*Flemish, an informal, though linguistically incorrect, name of any kind of the Dutch language as spoken in Belgium....
Band Music, part 1
- Tracks 1–4 Brass Band BuizingenBrass Band BuizingenBrass Band Buizingen are based in the town of Halle outside of Brussels in Belgium and was founded in 1975.Brass Band Buizingen became a traditional brass band after the switch from fanfare band. In 1997 their achievements were recognised with their nomination as Cultural Ambassador of Flanders...
, conducted by Luc Vertommen - Tracks 5–8 Royal Symphonic Band of the Belgian Guides, conducted by Norbert Nozy
- Soloist, Norbert Nozy (saxophone)
- Portrait of Marcel PootMarcel PootMarcel Poot was a Belgian composer, professor, and musician. His father, Jan Poot, was Director of the Vlaamse Schouwburg in Brussels....
, Anthology of FlemishFlemishFlemish can refer to anything related to Flanders, and may refer directly to the following articles:*Flemish, an informal, though linguistically incorrect, name of any kind of the Dutch language as spoken in Belgium....
Band Music, part 2
- Portrait of Marcel Poot
- Tracks 1–7: Brass Band BuizingenBrass Band BuizingenBrass Band Buizingen are based in the town of Halle outside of Brussels in Belgium and was founded in 1975.Brass Band Buizingen became a traditional brass band after the switch from fanfare band. In 1997 their achievements were recognised with their nomination as Cultural Ambassador of Flanders...
, conducted by Luc Vertommen - Tracks 8–13: Royal Symphonic Band of the Belgian Guides, conducted by Norbert Nozy
- LegleyVic LegleyVic Legley was a Belgian violist and composer of classical music, of French birth. He first studied in Ypres with Lionel Bromme...
: Works for Symphonic Band, (CD), René Gailly International Productions (Nov 19, 1996)
- Legley
- Royal Symphonic Band of the Belgian Guides, Norbert Nozy, conductor
Audio samples
- Marche du 1er Régiment, by Jean-Valentin Bender Royal Symphonic Band of the Belgian Guides], Norbert Nozy, conductor
- Fragment from adagio, by Hardy Mertens, Royal Symphonic Band of the Belgian Guides, Norbert Nozy, conductor
- La Brabançonne, by François van CampenhoutFrançois Van CampenhoutFrançois van Campenhout was a Belgian opera singer, conductor and composer. He composed the music for the Belgian national anthem, the Brabançonne....
, Royal Symphonic Band of the Belgian Guides, Norbert Nozy, conductor - Marche du 1er Escadron, by Arthur Prévost, Royal Symphonic Band of the Belgian Guides, Norbert Nozy, conductor
- Introduction et Adagio pour tuba et orchestre d'harmonie, by Guillaume LekeuGuillaume LekeuGuillaume Lekeu was a Belgian composer of classical music.- Life :Lekeu, who was born in Verviers, Belgium, took his first lessons at the conservatoire in that city. In 1879, his parents moved to Poitiers, France. There, he finished school while he continued his music studies autodidactically...
, Carl Delbart, tuba; Grand Orchestre d'Harmonie des Guides; Norbert Nozy, conductor