Willy Hautvast

Johannes Wilhelmus "Willy" Hautvast (31 August 1932 – 6 May 2020) was a Dutch clarinetist, composer and conductor.
Career.
He studied at the conservatory in Maastricht in the course clarinet. He became solo clarinet player in the "Dutch Royal Navy Band" from 1951 until 1974. He also became arranger, he arranged around 250 pieces for this band at the "Royal Air Force Chapel". From 1960 he started to publish and would publish a total of around 300 compositions and arrangements. In 1970 he was awarded the "" for his composition "Festal Suite". In 1974 he became director at the Band and Classical Department at the Music Education Center "The Lindenberg" in Nijmegen. He has conducted several orchestras.
In 1991 he was made Knight in the Order of Orange-Nassau.
Personal.
Hautvast was born in Amby, and was the son of a professional musician. His older brother Guus Hautvast, played oboe at the "Promenade-Orkest".
Hautvast died in Nijmegen on 6 May 2020, aged 87.
Compositions.
Hautvast composed mainly for concert bands and brass bands, including: