'Conducting is about creating space for the musicality of others.'
Jurriaan Poesse is a Dutch choral conductor, singer, and teacher. He studied Music Education at the ArtEZ Academy of Music in Enschede and completed both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Choral Conducting with Klaas Stok at the ArtEZ Academy of Music in Zwolle. In 2015, together with fellow students, he founded Vocaal Ensemble Cordier. The ensemble focuses on Renaissance and contemporary classical repertoire and actively promotes new music by young composers. Its members include conservatory-trained singers, music teachers, music therapists, and professionals from the cultural sector.
As a conductor, Jurriaan works with a wide range of chamber choirs, vocal ensembles, and larger choral formations. His work mainly involves a cappella repertoire from all periods, but also regularly includes collaborations with orchestras on major choral works, with performances of pieces such as Mozart’s Requiem, Poulenc’s Stabat Mater, Mendelssohn’s Paulus, Handel’s Messiah, Dvořák’s Stabat Mater, and various cantatas by J.S. Bach.
In addition to conducting, he has sung with the Irish ensemble Anúna since 2024 and occasionally appears as a choral singer and baritone soloist in various projects. He is also a lecturer at the ArtEZ Academy of music in Enschede and Zwolle (NL).