Rogier van Otterloo

Willem Rogier van Otterloo (11 December 1941 – 29 January 1988) was a Dutch composer and conductor.

Rogier van Otterloo (1975)

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    Biography

    Van Otterloo was the eldest son of the conductor Willem van Otterloo, in Bilthoven, The Netherlands. He composed several soundtracks for Dutch films and in 1980 became conductor of the Metropole Orkest for jazz music in Amsterdam. He conducted five Dutch entries in Eurovision Song Contests: "Amsterdam" (1980), "Het is een wonder" (1981), "Jij en ik" (1982), "Ik hou van jou" (1984) and "Rechtop in de wind" (1987). He has also composed jazz music.

    He died from mesothelioma in Bilthoven[1] in 1988.

    Discography

    • 'Turks Fruit' 1973
    • 'Visions' 1974
    • 'Lets Go To Randstad/Randstad Reflection' 1974
    • 'Munich 74' 1974
    • 'On The Move' 1976
    • 'Moods' 1976
    • 'The French Collection' 1976
    • 'Heartbeat/Farewell Song' 1976
    • 'Soldaat van Oranje' 1977
    • 'Tin Pan Alley' 1978
    • 'Wereldsuccessen' 1978
    • 'Juliana 70' 1979
    • 'Grijpstra en de Gier'1979
    • 'Collage' 1980
    • 'First In The Air' 1984
    • 'Silver Selection' 1985
    • 'Verzameld Werk' 2005

    Filmography

    Media offices
    Preceded by
    Izhak Graziani
    Eurovision Song Contest conductor
    1980
    Succeeded by
    Noel Kelehan
    1. "ROGIER VAN OTTERLOO OVERLEDEN". De Telegraaf. 31120. 30 January 1988. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
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