'Consider the Composition for Film and Theatre course as a safe zone where you have the scope to try out anything, no matter how strange. Pushing the boundaries of your own creativity allows you to discover the creative process and stretch your own ability.'
About Vanessa
Vanessa Lann is an acclaimed American-Dutch composer, pianist, and educator. Born in Brooklyn, she graduated summa cum laude from Harvard University before settling in the Netherlands to continue her studies at the Royal Conservatoire of The Hague.
Over a three-decade career, Lann has established herself as a major voice in contemporary classical music, with her minimalist and ritualistic works performed at major global venues like Amsterdam's Concertgebouw, New York's Lincoln Center, and the Berlin Philharmonie. Deeply committed to interdisciplinary collaboration, she has created operas, orchestral concertos, chamber music and scores for film and dance in partnership with top-tier ensembles such as Silbersee, Ensemble Klang, the Latvian Radio Choir, the Concertgebouw Orchestra and Muziektheater Hollands Diep.
Her contributions to the musical landscape have earned her prestigious accolades, including the Buma Classical Award for the most-performed Dutch classical composer worldwide, Switzerland's Boswil International Composition Prize, and the Amsterdam Arts Foundation Composition Prize. Alongside her role at ArtEZ, she shapes the future of the industry as a board member for Buma Cultuur, a member of the monitor committee for the Dutch Arts Council and an advisor for the Gaudeamus Festival.
