Jeff Hamburg (born 1956) is an American composer. Born in Philadelphia, he studied acoustics and composition at the University of Illinois and moved to the Netherlands in 1978 to continue his studies at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague with Louis Andriessen. In 1986, he received the Conservatory Prize. He further studied French Horn at the Royal Conservatory and later conducted classes with David Porcelijn at the Conservatory of Utrecht.
In 2002, Hamburg received the Visser-Neerlandia Music Prize for the outstanding quality of his oeuvre. From 2008 to 2015, Hamburg was chairman of the board of Geneco, the Dutch composer's guild.
His translation of The Apollonian Clockwork: On Stravinsky by Elmer Schönberger and Louis Andriessen is published by Oxford University Press.
Together with flutist Eleonore Pameijer, Hamburg started the Dutch cd label FutureClassics.
Orchestral
2009 Podolian Dances - string orchestra2007 Hear O Heavens - Give Ear, O Earth – symphony orchestra2007 The Wild Waters that Roar – symphony orchestra2004 Ruach - Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra2003 Kumi, Ori – tenor and orchestra2001 Aychah – choir and orchestra2001 Zachor – symphony orchestra2000 Concerto for flute and orchestra1998 Klezmania – chamber orchestra1996 A Prayer and a Dance – string orchestra1994 Zey… (Yiddish) – soprano and orchestra1988 Concertino – alto saxophone and orchestra1982 Symphony in Es (rev. 1994) – symphony orchestra1981 Towers and Bridges – flutes, copper and double bassChamber music
2008 Sparkle - bassoon solo2007 Jubel – oboe, harp2007 Kaddish – baritone, oboe, cello, harp2006 Danse Africaine – choir a capella2005 Song of Songs (Hebrew) – tenor and flute2002 String Quartet Nr 2 "Hashkivenu" – string quartet2002 Three Jewish Songs – soprano, oboe, violin, cello, accordion, percussion1999 Jerusalem (German, Hebrew, Dutch) – soprano, oboe, violin, viola, cello1999 Uncle Mendel’s Ukrainian Blues (Yiddish) - piano w/song1996 Wine, Love and Death (Hebrew text) – soprano, cello, accordion1994 The Golem - big band1991 Roses have thorns (W. Shakespeare) – choir1989 Two songs from "Dance of Death” (A. Strindberg) – soprano, baritone, cello and piano1987 Ma sh'mecha – choirVocal works
2009 Biografiye - mezzo-soprano, clarinet, violin, viola, cello2009 Finf Yiddish Lieder - mezzo-soprano and harp2007 Kaddish - baritone, oboe, cello, harp2006 Danse Africaine - Four Langston Hughes Songs - choir a capella1984 Dibboek Suite - choir a capellaMusic theatre
2005 Hooglied (Song of Songs)2005 Thomas (based on a book by Guus Kuijer)1998 Een Golem1992 Joshe Kalb (J. Singer)1992 Esther (English and Hebrew)1990 De jongen die op reis ging om het griezelen te leren (text by Carel Alphenaar)1984 Dibboek (Judith Herzberg)