Willem Boogman was born in 1955 and grew up near the IJssel river (Netherlands). He studied Philosophy at the University of Utrecht (1974-1975). He started study in composition at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague (Peter Schat, Louis Andriessen) and completed it with Ton de Leeuw at the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam in 1983. Boogman's compositions are impressed by Stockhausen’s theoretical work and Varèse’s music. Ways to be found in the fundamentals of music, – and Mondrian. He composes from ideas that are in direct relation with the current life. The sound of the stars (Sternenrest), the hours of a day (Day Daily - The Hours), dance (Raving), the eternal joy of love (Canto gioiosamente / Liefde een woning): these are all themes that play a rol in the life of today. In his most abstract music he is searching for clues to the listener, and in his most accessible music he plays with the unknown. Willem composes orchestral music (Radio Filharmonisch Orkest), chamber music (Asko Ensemble, Slagwerk Den Haag, Spectra Ensemble), choral music (Nederlands Kamerkoor), incidental music (Toneelgroep Warns), music theatre (with the director Sandra Macrander) and music for small ensembles (songs, solo music).