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Kees Tazelaar (July 27, 1962) was taught at the Institute of Sonology from 1981 to 1983 (Utrecht) and from 1987 to 1989 (The Hague). He subsequently studied composition with Jan Boerman at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague, graduating in 1993. Since then Tazelaar has been teaching at the Institute of Sonology. He is head of Sonology since June 2006.
In addition to his own autonomous works, he has contributed to music theatre projects by Dick Raaijmakers (Die glückliche Hand geöffnet, Scheuer im Haag) and Theatergroep Hollandia (Perzen, Varkensstal).
In recent years he has also been occupied intensively in the restoration and reconstruction of major electronic works from the past. In his specially equipped studio new versions have been made of compositions by Gottfried Michael Koenig (Klangfiguren II, Essay, Terminus), Jan Boerman (Kompositie 1972, Ruïne), Edgard Varèse (Poème Électronique), Iannis Xenakis (Concret P-H), György Ligeti (Pièce Électronique no.3, Artikulation), Luctor Ponse (Concerto voor Piano en Band).
Since June 2005, Tazelaar is a visiting research fellow of the University of Bath, UK, and as such a participant in the VEP (Virtual Electronic Poem) project.
During the winter semester of 2005-2006, Kees Tazelaar filled the Edgard Varèse guest professorship at the Technical University of Berlin.

Compositions have been performed in:

Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam.
De IJsbreker, Amsterdam.
Muziekcentrum Vredenburg, Utrecht.
De Lantaarn, Rotterdam (Dutch Electronic Art Festival).
Stockholm, Sound and Space festival, Sweden.
Fortbildungszentrum für neue Musik, Lüneburg, Germany.
Takefu festival, Fukei-Ken, Japan.
Contemporary Music Festival, Seoul, Korea.
Synthese festival, Bourges, France.
Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada.
National Palace of Culture, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Latvian Academy of Music, Riga, Latvia.
Musikhochschule, Cologne, Germany.
Folkwanghochschule für Musik, Essen, Germany.
Theatre de Kikker, Utrecht (Impakt festival).
Planetarium Artis, Amsterdam.
Nucléo Música Nueva de Montevideo ,Uruguay.
Paradiso, Amsterdam.
Ars Electronica festival, Vienna, Austria.
Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam (Jan van Gilse Gala).
Het Muziekcentrum, Den Bosch.
Atrium in the Townhall of Den Haag (Festival "De Elektrische Golf").
USVA theatre, Groningen.
Technical University Eindhoven (unveiling of a renovated sculpture by Le Corbusier).
Felix Meritis, Amsterdam (Terza Prattika festival).
Hochschule für Künste Bremen, Germany
Geertekerk, Utrecht (Rumor Festival)

Monty Theatre, Antwerp, Belgium (Electro-Monty 2000).
Centro Reina Sofía, Madrid (Jornadas de Informática y Electrónica Musical 2001).
Tempo Reale, Florence, Italy.
Artisten High School of Music, Göteborg, Sweden (ICMC 2001).
Technical University Berlin, Germany.
University of Leiden.
Theater aan het Spui (Festival in de Branding 2003)
Teatro Aberto, Lisbon, Portugal (Musica Viva 2004)
NDSM, Amsterdam (festival "De verborgen planeet").
Delia Zapata Theatre, Bogota, Colombia ("Colón Electrónico" Festival 2005).
CODE Institute, Quito, Ecuador.
Townhall Art Museum, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Universidad de La República, Montevideo, Uruguay.
University of Lanus, Buenos Aires, Argentina ("Sonoimagenes" festival).
Sociedad Chilena del Derecho de Autor, Santiago, Chile.
Geneva, Place Neuve, Switzerland, (Fete de la Musique 2005).
Tesla im Podewils'schen Palais, Berlin, Germany, (Ultraschall Festival 2006).
Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, Amsterdam.
Villa Elizabeth, Berlin, Germany, (Inventionen Festival 2006).
Salle Ernest-Ansermet, Maison de la Radio Geneva, Switserland.
Metropoliskino, Hamburg, Germany.
Logos, Gent, Belgium, (November Music 2006).
Museum de Pont, Tilburg.
Museum Boerhaave, Leiden.
Wasserspeicher Prenzlauerberg, Berlin, Germany (Fünf+1 Festival).