Music Education in 1997. He later was choral conductor-in residence at the Wheaton College Conservatory of Music in Illinois. In 1990, Jansen was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal. In the 2011 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to music. Later that year, at the 2011 Rugby World Cup, Jansen was one of the conductors for choirs singing the national anthems before tournament matches. During 2012, Jansen spent six months in Darwin as a choral consultant, which including teaching a conducting course at Charles Darwin University, and working with indigenous children. Death Jansen died on 27 May 2019. References 1935 births 2019 deaths People from Carterton, New Zealand People educated at Horowhenua College Victoria University of Wellington alumni USC Thornton School of Music alumni Choral composers New Zealand music teachers University of Queensland faculty Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit New Zealand choral conductors