bio:
Noah Hassler-Forest is a dutch musician based in barcelona, spain.
noah started learning violin and piano at the early age of five, the following decade playing in numerous youth orchestras. the reason for wanting to learn the violin was hearing bluegrass music for the first time.
After finishing his degree of music at the utrecht conservatory and the sibelius academy (helsinki) as an erasmus student, noah moved to barcelona to study jazz violin.
noah has won several prizes in his still early career. he won the 1st prize of the dutch jazz competition with his band woodcraft ('22) and of the dutch violin competition JMP with his trio moon garden ('24). besides jazz, noah has a huge passion for bluegrass music. in 2024 he won the 1st prize of the rotterdam bluegrass competition.
noah performs regularly with his bands woodcraft, moon garden and his bluegrass band the noah hassler-forest band. He has been composing and performing with hiphop artist and producer igor herder for many years, and he has played with artists such as ruben hein, ella zirina, oriol saña, and ondra kozak.
my skills
musician, arranger and composer
performer and collaborator
educator
experienced studio musician
Experience
2005-2018
as a child
- Played with several high-level youth orchestras, such as the Dutch Youth String Orchestra and the Haydn Youth String Orchestra. Noah was concertmaster of the Britten Youth Orchestra.
- Competed in classical competitions, for which he received multiple awards and nominations.
- Was part of the Young Talent programs of the conservatories in both Groningen and Amsterdam.
2010-...
performer
- Has performed hundreds of concerts so far with many orchestras, ensembles, bands and interdisciplinary projects. Most concert have been with 'Woodcraft', which Noah co-founded in 2017.
2018-...
Composer
- Has composed music for his groups Woodcraft, Noah Hassler-Forest Band, Igor, Moon Garden, and Het Volk.
- Won the first prize at the Young Makers Prize (Dutch Violin Competition) with 'Moon Garden'in 2024 and the Dutch Jazz Competition 2022 for the music with his group 'Woodcraft'
2022-...
educator
- Used to be a teacher at De Utrechtse Muziekschool, teaching jazz and global music.
Nowadays Noah teaches online, and private lessons in Barcelona.
