Biography
composer | pianist | conductor | educator
Pianist–Composer Sebastian Huydts (b.1966) studied piano at the Amsterdam Conservatory with Edith Lateiner Grosz. He holds an MA in music composition from the University of Chicago where he studied composition with Shulamit Ran, Marta Ptaszynska, Howard Sandroff, Cliff Colnot and John Eaton. He can be heard in solo piano recitals and Internationally renowned artists frequently perform his works. Appointed ful professor, Mr. Huydts is Chair of the Music Department at Columbia College in Chicago. He conducts the New Music Ensemble, and teaches in the composition program. His works are published by Jeanné of Minneapolis; many of his works can be heard and seen via his website or on YouTube.
Instructional Areas
Director New Music Ensemble, Orchestration and Arranging, Composition, Music Technology
Creative Practice and Research Interests
Music Cognition, History of Acoustic Music, History of Electro-Acoustic Music, Language, Environment, Sustainable Transportation
Degrees
B.M., Piano Performance & Pedagogy Conservatorium van Amsterdam 1989
M.A., Music University of Chicago 1995