Egbert Juffer

Egbert’s musical career started as a singer in the Netherlands, where he had lessons with several singing teachers. During this period several recordings of Egbert were released, including his 2012 album ‘Golden Christmas Classics’ with maestro Hugo van Neck on the Piano. In 2014 Egbert continued his vocal studies in Scotland and obtained during these studies in 2016 the Associate diploma of Trinity College London in Music Performance (Recital) with distinction.

Alongside his vocal studies in Scotland, Egbert started studying with Gareth Green in 2015, working on the subjects Music Theory/Literacy, Composition and Piano. These studies with Gareth resulted in successfully obtaining a range of qualifications, such as the ABRSM grade 8 certificate in Music Theory in 2016, followed by the Associate diploma of the London College of Music in Music Literacy in 2017. Around this point Egbert decided to take a break from his singing, actively started composing and in 2017/2018 he obtained several certificates in Composition at the London College of Music, all with distinction. In October 2018 Egbert submitted a portfolio of compositions at the London College of Music for which he was awarded the Associate diploma of the London College of Music in Composition in January 2019.

In the Autumn of 2020 Egbert picked up his singing again and he released in December 2020 the album 'Christmas Carols, 10 Songs of Christmas from all over the world'. In January 2022 Egbert worked together with acclaimed Lieder accompanist Roger Braun and released in March the EP 'Schubert: 5 Lieder', after which Egbert returned to his break from singing. In November 2022, Egbert released 2 EP's, each featuring 5 of his Organ Works, which was later discontinued when he started releasing his ‘Billerbeck’ series. In the same month, Egbert submitted a portfolio of compositions at the Victoria College of Music and Drama, London for which he was awarded the Associate diploma of Victoria College of Music and Drama, London early December. Sheet music of the majority of these Organ works are published with EJ Music Publishing and can be purchased here.

In January 2023, Egbert released the album 'Egbert Juffer: Organ Works - Volume 1', featuring a Recital programme with 9 of his compositions for Organ, recorded on the sampleset of the Fleiter Organ (2014), St. Ludgerus, Billerbeck (GE). This album was followed by the album 'Egbert Juffer: Organ Works - Volume 2', released in May 2023 which featured a programme of 9 Chorale Preludes written by Egbert, followed by the album 'Egbert Juffer: Organ Works - Volume 3' in September 2023, featuring a programme of Variations, Intermezzos and an Intrada written by Egbert on 9 Christmas Carols.

In the Autumn of 2023 Egbert was elected and admitted to the Guild of Musicians and Singers (London, UK) at the level of Fellowship. In November 2023 Egbert submitted a portfolio of compositions at the Victoria College of Music and Drama, London, for which he was awarded the Licentiate diploma of Victoria College of Music and Drama, London. In the same month Egbert wrote 6 Carol arrangements for Tenor and Piano (Opus 42), which premiered on December 23rd, 2023 in a small Christmas Recital performed by Egbert in collaboration with pianist Jeroen Sarphati.

On the 4th of March, 2024 Egbert was admitted as a Fellow to the Fraternity of Saint Cecilia. Alongside Egbert's various activities, as can be seen on the page ‘Egbert as’, Egbert currently works on several projects, including the writing of a portfolio for another Composition exam, writing music for a new album, as well as several ongoing publishing projects at EJ Music Publishing Ltd.