The effects of organ sound on the organist by Kees Doornhein

The effects of organ sound on the organist by Kees Doornhein

ArticlesKees Doornhein The effects of organ sound on the organistHet ORGEL 113 (2017), nr. 3, 22-31 [summary] There is growing interest in specific organ-related sound research in the professional organ world. This research has already been used in organ restorations,...
Organ culture in China by Peter Ouwerkerk

Organ culture in China by Peter Ouwerkerk

ArticlesPeter Ouwerkerk Organ culture in ChinaHet ORGEL 113 (2017), nr. 3, 42-47 [summary] You meet a lot of surprises if you study China’s organ culture. One example: on the island of Gulangyu, on China’s south-eastern coast, part of the city of Xiamen, across from...
From warehouse to museum by Sietze de Vries

From warehouse to museum by Sietze de Vries

ArticlesSietze de Vries From warehouse to museumHet ORGEL 113 (2017), nr. 2, 20-25 [summary] The Nationaal Orgelmuseum in Elburg celebrates its 40th birthday this year. Maarten Seijbel founded the organ museum in 1977 and kept on collecting energetically through the...
Piet Post – master in partitas by Martin Moree

Piet Post – master in partitas by Martin Moree

ArticlesMartin Moree Piet Post – master in partitasHet ORGEL 113 (2017), nr. 2, 33-40 [summary] In recent years there has been more interest in organ music from 1940-1970, which can be called the last renewal period in chorale-based music. Several studies have...
A portrait of Arp Schnitger? by Ibo Ortgies

A portrait of Arp Schnitger? by Ibo Ortgies

ArticlesIbo Ortgies A portrait of Arp Schnitger?Het ORGEL 113 (2017), nr. 2, 41-47 [summary] In early 2017 the organ world was startled by the report that in Golzwarden, where Arp Schnitger was baptized, a portrait of this famous organ builder had been identified on a...
English organ building from now to then by Leonard Sanderman

English organ building from now to then by Leonard Sanderman

ArticlesLeonard Sanderman English organ building from now to thenHet ORGEL 113 (2017), nr. 1, 12-21 [summary] In the Netherlands the English organ now appears to be highly respected. One after the other, city churches acquire a larger or smaller English choir- or...
In memoriam Klaas Veltman (1953-2016) by Harald Vogel

In memoriam Klaas Veltman (1953-2016) by Harald Vogel

ArticlesHarald Vogel In memoriam Klaas Veltman (1953-2016)Het ORGEL 113 (2017), nr. 1, 44-45 [summary] The organ builder Klaas Veltman died on Saturday, 15 October, 2016, at the age of 63. He was interested in the organs built in the classical manner from the period...