Composer, conductor, clarinettist, saxophonist. Classical & jazz.Peter Habraken Music stands for quality, expertise and musical connection.

Active as a composer since 1996. I write regularly for wind orchestra, fanfare orchestra, brass band, brass quintet, choir, and big band. Since April 2020, my compositions are published via Sonolize: https://www.sonolize.com/nl/componist/habraken-peterBefore I focused on composing, I also gained a lot of experience working as an arranger. Some highlights include:- arranging for singer Micheline van Hautem and bass trombonist Jos Jansen for the projects Brel & Brass (2016) and Shaffy & Brass (2019/2020)- 9 times arranging the music for the performance of the Marine Band of the Royal Netherlands Navy at the Netherlands Military Tattoo in Ahoy, Rotterdam.

Regular member of the The Novelties Quintet, playing clarinet, alto clarinet and alto saxophone.Check out The Novelties on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheNoveltiesQuintet/

Regular member of the band Blazers Collectief West, playing clarinet and alto saxophone.

As a conductor of the Groover Big Band I've experienced the following highlights:- 3 CD productions- Winner of the Big Battle 2014, becoming the best student big band of the Netherlands- Annual tour abroad, including a performance at the Montreux Jazz Festival- Appointed as an honorary member of the umbrella association (Delftse Studenten Jazz Vereniging Groover) in August 2017

As a conductor I have been deeply involved in the merger of the orchestras Orkest Vereniging Glanerbrug and Symfonisch Blaasorkest Enschede in 2003. Within one and a half years, the new orchestra Harmonie Orkest Twente promoted to the first division under my leadership.