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ArticlesPeter van Dijk The cabinet organ in the Domkerk in UtrechtHet ORGEL 114 (2018), nr. 1, 4-11 [summary] The Domkerk in Utrecht has two instruments by Bätz. Besides the main organ (1831) there is a cabinet organ by Gideon Thomas Bätz. Since the 1960s the...
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ArticlesSietze de Vries Two restored jewels: the house organs in Kasteel Amerongen and the Grote Kerk in ‘s-HertogenboschHet ORGEL 114 (2018), nr. 1, 12-19 [summary] The organ in Kasteel Amerongen was restored in 2015 by Elbertse Orgelmakers of Soest. Sietze de...
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ArticlesVictor Timmer ‘A very dilapidated instrument’; House organs that have disappeared from churches in the province of Groningen Het ORGEL 114 (2018), nr. 1, 20-33 [summary] Although organs are, by nature of being a physical unit, a static phenomenon,...
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ArticlesOlga de Kort Ambassador for the organ as orchestra; Interview with Iveta ApkalnaHet ORGEL 114 (2018), nr. 1, 34-37 [summary] In 2017 René Verwer wrote a 4-part series on the history of the organ in the concert hall, giving an overview of the music composed for...
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ArticlesJaap Jan Steensma Mold in organs: a serious problem? Report on a colloquium in ErfurtHet ORGEL 114 (2018), nr. 1, 38-43 [summary] Experts in Germany sounded the alarm a few years ago: our organs are rotting!It is estimated that at least a third of all...
27/03/2018 | In memoriam
ArticlesPeter van Dijk In memoriam Jacob SpaansHet ORGEL 114 (2018), nr. 1, 44-45 [summary] On 23 October, 2017, Jacob (Jaap) Spaans died at the age of 78, after a very active life. The Dutch organ world owes him great thanks, in particular for his efforts on behalf...
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ArticlesBart van Buitenen Instruments of reflection. Organs for international exhibitions as seen by the Dutch, part 1Het ORGEL 114 (2018), nr. 2, 4-14 [summary] Since ca.1850 various European countries have held international exhibitions, at which the participating...
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ArticlesFrans Jespers The case of the Seijbel organ in the Nationaal OrgelmuseumHet ORGEL 114 (2018), nr. 2, 14-15 [summary] The case of the Seijbel organ in the Nationaal OrgelmuseumSince 2013 the Nationaal Orgelmuseum in Elburg has had an organ that was made by the...
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ArticlesRogér van Dijk, Henk de Vries, and Auke H. Vlagsma The Hinsz/Van Dam organ in the Martinikerk of BolswardHet ORGEL 114 (2018), nr. 2, 16-29 [summary] The most recent restoration of the Hinsz/Van Dam organ in the Grote Kerk (Martinikerk) of Bolsward began on 1...
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ArticlesMartin Moree Bernard Renooij – an honest composerHet ORGEL 114 (2018), nr. 2, 30-37 [summary] In the colorful palette that Adriaan Kousemaker made of his series ‘Muziek voor de Eredienst’ {Music for church services}, published by Ars Nova, there is a...
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ArticlesWim Visser The origins of the Frobenius organ in Oude-TongeHet ORGEL 114 (2018), nr. 2, 38-47 [summary] In 2016 in the Organ festival Oude-Tonge a spotlight was shone on the 50 years’ existence of the Frobenius organ. During the closing event of this organ...
17/03/2018 | In memoriam
ArticlesGerrit Hoekstra In memoriam Willem MesdagHet ORGEL 114 (2018), nr. 2, 49-49 [summary] Willem Mesdag, the organist, organ teacher and carillonneur, died on Monday, 8 January. He was born on 13 August, 1930, in Uithuizermeeden. He studied at the Utrechts...