About Maurice Hamers
Professor Maurice Hamers was born in Valkenburg, The Netherlands, in 1962. He studied conducting and trumpet at the University of Maastricht. He was 19 years of age when he began conducting fanfarebands, symphonic windbands and brass bands, winning seven National Championships.
He was awarded the coverted “Silver Baton” at the World Music Contest “Conducting Competition”, in Kerkrade, in 1989.
Prof. Hamers was appointed principal conductor/director of the „Marine Band of the Royal Dutch Navy“, based in Rotterdam, in 1995, where he produced many recordings. Under his direction, the band was awarded at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw with a Platinum Prize for their CD “Homage to St. Petersburg”.
In 2000, Prof. Hamers was appointed as Professor of Conducting at the University of Augsburg-Nürnberg (since 2008 at the University of Augsburg), in Germany as well as the post of the conductor of the university’s famous and multitalented symphonic windband. He is renowned for his quality schooling, insight and inspiration.
In 1991 Prof. Hamers‘ career as a composer began at the European Brass Band Championships in Rotterdam, when his composition “Chameleon”, for Eb tuba and brass band, won first prize in the entertainment section for the best international solo composition.
After this composition he composed many other works for Symphonic Windband, Fanfareband and Brassband.
In addition to his teaching and composing, Prof. Hamers is in high demand as a guest conductor of professional international symphonic bands, and as an adjudicator at international competitions.
He also is the artistic leader of the „International Conductors’ Competition Augsburg“ which took place in 2016 for the first time, and became a huge international succes.