Andries (André) Verwoerd died on Sunday the 9th of December, 2018. He was born in the north part of Rotterdam, the city where he lived his whole life. He was associated as church organist with the Bethelkerk, the Grote Kerk in Overschie, the Prinsekerk, and the...
Gerrit Klop died on 5 December, 2018. Visionary craftsman and as instrument maker very much at the center of the stormy development of historically oriented performance practice, which arose in the 2nd half of the previous century: so might one best characterize...
On 9 March, 2018, the organ in the Grote Kerk (St.-Janskerk) in Wijk bij Duurstede was reïnaugurated after a restoration by Orgelmakers Van Vulpen of Utrecht. The instrument is now tuned in mean-tone. It was built about 1615 by Albert Kiespenning. The restoration is a...
The organist and composer Piet Kee (1927-2018) passed away last year. This article discusses the influences of the German “Orgelbewegung”, Kee’s motivation, and his vision for the organ and organ playing. Finally, using a few works as examples, his stylistic traits...
The article discusses the question of what is needed to guarantee the future of organ culture. Does the organ have a chance of survival without the religious (Christian) context? Introducing cosmetic innovations is insufficient to guarantee the continuation of secular...