Hoofdorgel Johann Sebastian Bach • Nun danket alle Gott, cantate 79 • Ertödt’ uns durch dein’ Güte, cantate 22 • Es war ein wunderlicher Krieg, cantate 4 • Valet will ich dir geben, cantate 95 • Sei Getreu, cantate 12 • Lobe den Herren, cantate 137 • Nun lob’, mein seel’, den Herren, cantate 28 […]
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Franz Liszt Kleuker Organ Notre Dame des Neiges, Alpe d’Huez (Apr 1980) • Poème Symphonique “Prometheus” • Prélude Et Fugue Sur B.A.C.H., Version Syncrétique • Poème Symphonique “Orpheus” Marcussen Organ Grote of St. Laurenskerk, Rotterdam (Aug 1978) • Fantaisie et Fugue “Ad nos, ad salutarem undam” […]
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• Psalm 89: 6 en 7 • Psalm 40: 4 en 8 • Psalm 56: 2 en 4 • Psalm 85: 4 • Psalm 42: 4 en 5 • Psalm 118: 3 en 7 • Psalm 126: 2 en 3 • Een vaste burg is onze God: 1, 2 en 4 Opnamen gemaakt tijdens de […]
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César Franck • Grande pièce Symphonique Charles-Marie Widor • Allegro de Symphonie 6 Gabriel Pierné • Cantilène Eugène Gigout • Scherzo en Mi Majeur Louis Vierne • Final de Symphonie 1 […]
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Carl Piutti • Fest Hymnus César Franck • Fantasie in C Louis James Alfred Lefébure-Wely • Marche Berthold Tours • Allegretto Grazioso Antonio Vivaldi • Largo Herman van Vliet • Psalm 89 • Hoor, hoor mijn ziel • Kroont Hem met gouden kroon • Eén naam is onze hope • De dag door Uwe gunst […]
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Jean Langlais Symphonie no. 3 • Introduction • Cantabilé • Intermezzo • Un Dimanche Matin à New York • Orage Louis Vierne • Carillon de Westminster Jean Langlais • Poem of Happiness Jean Guillou • Toccata Bruno Mathieu • Improvisation […]
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Stephen Adams (1841-1913) was the pseudonym of Michael Maybrick, an English composer and songwriter. He is best known as the composer of “The Holy City,” which was published in 1892. The song was extremely popular in England and the United States, and was performed by many popular singers of the time. Adams was born in […]
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) was an Austrian composer and musician who is widely considered to be one of the greatest classical composers of all time. He was born in Salzburg, Austria, and began composing music at a young age. He was a prodigy who composed his first symphony at the age of eight and his […]
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William Wolstenholme (24 February 1865 in Blackburn, Lancashire – 23 July 1931 in London) was an English composer and organist. In 1887 he went to Oxford University where he obtained his degree in Music; here he met with Sir Edward Elgar (1857—1834) who he had first met when he attended college at Worcester. Elgar was […]
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William Walond (1719-1768) was an English composer and organist who was active in the 18th century. He was born in Oxford, England, and studied music at the Royal Academy of Music. He later served as organist at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, and he composed a number of works for organ and choir. Walond’s compositions were […]
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William Thomas Best (1826-1897) was an English organist and composer, born at Carlisle, Cumberland. In childhood, he displayed talent for music, and had some lessons from Young, the organist of the Carlisle Cathedral. In 1840, he was sent to Liverpool to become a civil engineer, but he practised daily on the organ of the baptist […]
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William Faulkes (1863-1933) was an English organist and composer who was active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was born in Liverpool, England. His first appointment as church organist was at St John the Baptist Tuebrook, from 1881 to 1886. He then returned to St Margaret’s Anfield as organist in 1886, where […]
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Willem Mengelberg (1871-1951) was a Dutch conductor and composer who was active in the early 20th century. He was born in Utrecht, Netherlands, and went to study piano and composition at the Cologne conservatory. In 1891, at the age of 20, he was chosen as General Music Director of the city of Lucerne Switzerland, where […]
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Wilhelm Volckmar (1812-1887) was a German organist and composer who was active in the 19th century. He was born in Hersfeld, Germany, and received his musical education from his father. He became a seminar music teacher in Homberg, and composed a number of works for organ and choir. The compositions of Franz Liszt, with whom […]
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Théodore Salomé (1834-1896) was a French organist and composer. He was born in Paris, France, and studied music at the Paris Conservatoire, with Bazin for harmony and accompaniment, and Benoist for organ. He served as organist and choirmaster at the Église de la Sainte-Trinité in Paris, where Alexandre Guilmant was organiste titulaire. Guilmant and Salomé […]
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Théodore Dubois (1837-1924) was a French Romantic composer, organist, and music teacher. He was born in Rosnay, near Reims, France, and studied music at the Paris Conservatoire, where he later became a professor. At the Conservatoire, he studied the organ with François Benoist and harmony with François Bazin. In 1861, he won France’s premier musical […]
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Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933) was a German composer and organist who is known for his compositions for organ as well as for reed organ. He was born in Oberndorf am Neckar, Germany, and studied music at the Leipzig Conservatory, where he studied with Jadassohn, Reinecke, Reisenauer and Teichmüller. Karg-Elert was known for his innovative and expressive […]
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Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) was an English composer and conductor. He was born in Down Ampney, England, and studied music at the Royal College of Music in London. He later served as conductor of various orchestras in England, and he also composed a number of works for orchestra, choir, and other ensembles. Vaughan Williams wrote […]
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Sidney Torch (1908-1990) was an English conductor, composer, and cinema organist. He was born in London, England, and studied the piano at the Blackheath Conservatoire in south east London. When the cinema’s Christie Theatre Organ was installed in 1928, Torch became the Assistant Organist to the Chief Organist, Quentin Maclean. Torch took over as Chief […]
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Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor. He was born in Semyonovo, Russia, and studied music at the Moscow Conservatory. He served as conductor of various orchestras in Russia and Europe, and as a concert pianist. Rachmaninoff composed many works for orchestra, choir, and other ensembles. Some of his most well-known compositions […]
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Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor. He was born in Sontsovka, Russia, and studied music at the St. Petersburg Conservatory. He later served as conductor of various orchestras in Russia and Europe, and he also composed a number of works for orchestra, choir, and other ensembles. Prokofiev was known for his […]
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Samuel Rousseau (1853-1904) was a French composer, organist, and music teacher. He was born in Neuve-Maison, France, and studied music at the Paris Conservatoire from when he was fourteen years old, with César Franck and François Bazin. Rousseau won the prestegious Prix de Rome in 1878. Rousseau composed operas, hymns, chamber music as well as […]
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Samuel de Lange Sr. (1811-1884) was a Dutch composer, organist, and music teacher. He was born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. He later served as organist at various churches in Rotterdam, with a position at the Laurenskerk in 1864. De Lange composed a number of works for among others organ, piano. […]
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Robert Schumann (1810-1856) was a German composer and pianist who was active in the 19th century. He was born in Zwickau, Germany, and studied music at the Leipzig Conservatory. He later served as conductor of various orchestras in Germany, and he also composed a number of works for orchestra, choir, and other ensembles. Schumann was […]
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Richard Rodgers (1902-1979) was an American composer and conductor who was active in the 20th century. He was born in New York City, and studied music at the Institute of Musical Art (now Juilliard). He composed over 40 Broadway musicals as well as film scores in collaboration with lyricist Lorenz Hart and later with Oscar […]
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Pierre Cochereau (1924-1984) was a French organist, composer and conductor. He was born near Paris, France, and studied music at the Paris Conservatoire. He later served as organist and choirmaster at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, and composed a number of works for organ and choir. He studied with André Fleury and Paul Delafosse, whom […]
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Paul Dukas (1865-1935) was a composer and conductor, born in Paris, France. He studied at the Paris Conservatoire, with amongst others Dubois and Guiraud. Dukas wrote a number of works for orchestra, choir, and other ensembles, but many of these he destroyed, being a perfectionist and unhappy with them. His best-known work is the orchestral […]
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Otto Nicolai (1810-1849) was a German composer, conductor, and music critic who was active in the 19th century. He was born in Königsberg, and studied music at the Berlin Hochschule für Musik. Some of his most well-known compositions include the opera “The Merry Wives of Windsor”, and Symphony No. 2 in D major. […]
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Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) was a French composer, organist, and teacher. He was born in Avignon, France, and entered the Paris Conservatoire at the age of 11. He studied among others with Paul Dukas, Charles-Marie Widor and Marcel Dupré. From 1929, Messiaen regularly deputised at the Église de la Sainte-Trinité, Paris. Upon the death of Charles […]
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Max Reger (1873-1916) was a German composer, pianist, organist, conductor and academic teacher. He is best known for his compositions for piano, organ, and orchestra, which are notable for their technical complexity and virtuosity. Reger was born in Brand, Bavaria. He received his formal training at the Munich Conservatory, where he studied with Joseph Rheinberger […]
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Ravel was born in 1875 in the town of Ciboure, in the south of France. He attended the Paris Conservatoire, from 1889 onwards, where he studied with Gabriel Fauré and other notable musicians. ccording to musicologist Barbara L. Kelly, he “was only teachable on his own terms”, which Fauré understood, but which was not acceptable […]
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Duruflé was born in 1902 in Louviers, France. He attended the Paris Conservatoire, where he studied with Paul Dukas and Charles Tournemire, among others. Duruflé was an accomplished organist, and he served as the organist at the Church of the Madeleine in Paris for many years. In 1927, Louis Vierne nominated him as his assistant […]
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Marco Enrico Bossi was an Italian composer, organist, and pianist. He was born in 1853 in Brescia, Italy, and attended the Milan Conservatory, where he studied with Amilcare Ponchielli (composition) and Polibio Fumagalli (organ). In 1890 he was appointed as professor of organ and harmony at Conservatory of Naples. In addition, he held directorships at […]
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Marcel Dupré was born in 1886 in Rouen, France. He was grandson, son, nephew and father of musicians, and began studying music at a young age. His compositions renewed the language of the royal instrument while his interpretations reshaped the repertoire of organ music entirely. He attended the Paris Conservatoire, where he studied with Alexandre […]
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Marc-Antoine Charpentier was a French composer and organist who was active in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. He is known for his contributions to the development of French Baroque music and his extensive output of vocal and instrumental works. Charpentier was born in 1643 in Paris, France, and began studying music at a […]
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Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist who was one of the most important figures in the history of classical music. He was born in 1770 in the city of Bonn, Germany, and began studying music at a young age. He later moved to Vienna, Austria, where he studied with Joseph Haydn and […]
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Louis-Claude Daquin was a French composer and organist who was active in the 18th century. He is best known for his keyboard music, particularly his harpsichord works, which are notable for their virtuosity and technical demands. Daquin was born in 1694 in Paris, France, and began studying music at a young age. He later became […]
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Louis Vierne was a French organist and composer who was active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is best known for his contributions to the organ repertoire, particularly his solo organ works, which are characterized by their technical demands and musicality. Vierne was born in 1870 in Poitiers, France, and began studying […]
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Louis James Alfred Lefébure-Wély was a French organist and composer who was active in the 19th century. He is best known for his contributions to the organ repertoire and his popularization of the “grande pièce symphonique,” a type of virtuosic organ work that was popular in France during the 19th century. Lefébure-Wély was born in […]
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Léonce de Saint-Martin was a French composer and pianist who was active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was born in 1853 in Rouen, France, and began studying music at a young age. He later studied at the Paris Conservatoire, where he won a number of prizes for his compositions. Saint-Martin composed […]
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Léon Boëllmann (1862-1897), born in the Alsace, can be counted among the popular French organists who were also prolific composers, but mainly on the merits of one work, his Suite Gothique. Despite his short life – he died aged 35 – he left around seventy opus numbers, including not only organ compositions, but also orchestral […]
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Justin Heinrich Knecht (1752-1817) was a Swiss composer and organist. He was born in Rheinfelden, Switzerland, and studied music with Johann Gottfried Müthel in Altona, Germany. Knecht is best known for his hymn tunes and chorales, which were widely used in Germany and other parts of Europe during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. […]
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Julius Reubke (1834-1858) was a German composer and pianist. He was born in Halle, Germany, and began studying music at a young age. Reubke is best known for his composition “The 94th Psalm,” a large-scale work for piano and orchestra that was inspired by the 94th Psalm of the Bible. He composed several other works […]
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Jules Massenet (1842-1912) was a French composer known for his operas and other works for the stage. He was born in Montaud, France, and began studying music at a young age. Massenet received his formal musical education at the Paris Conservatoire, where he studied with some of the most prominent musicians of the time, including […]
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Joseph-Guy Ropartz (1864-1955) was a French composer, conductor, and teacher. He was born in Guingamp, France, and received his musical education at the Paris Conservatoire, where he studied composition with Jules Massenet and Albert Lavignac. Ropartz is known for his symphonies, operas, and other works for the stage, as well as his choral music and […]
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Joseph Rheinberger (1839-1901) was a German-born composer and organist who was active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was born in Vaduz, Liechtenstein, and received his musical education in Germany, where he studied composition with Franz Lachner and piano with Ignaz Moscheles. Rheinberger is best known for his sacred choral music, which […]
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Joseph Jongen (1873-1953) was considered to be ‘one of our greatest composers from the first half of the twentieth century’ in 2003, when the 50th anniversary of his death was commemorated by concerts, lectures and an exhibition in the Royal Library of Belgium. He was a prolific composer and his opus 1 dated 1892 was […]
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Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) was an Austrian composer and one of the most important figures in the development of classical music. He was born in Rohrau, Austria, and received his musical education in Vienna, where he studied with a number of prominent musicians of the time, including Georg Reutter. Haydn is considered one of the “fathers […]
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oseph Callaerts (1879-1947) was a Belgian composer and organist. He was born in Antwerp, Belgium, and received his musical education at the Antwerp Conservatory, where he studied composition with Peter Benoit and organ with Frans de Feyter. Callaerts is known for his organ music and choral works, as well as his symphonies and other orchestral […]
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Joseph Bonnet (1884-1944) was a French organist and composer. He was born in Bordeaux, France, and received his musical education at the Paris Conservatoire, where he studied organ with Alexandre Guilmant and composition with Gabriel Fauré. Bonnet is known for his organ music and choral works, as well as his piano pieces and other works […]
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John Stanley (1712-1786) was an English composer and organist. He was born in London and received his musical education at the Chapel Royal, where he studied with William Croft and other prominent musicians of the time. Stanley is known for his organ music, including a number of voluntaries and other pieces for the instrument, as […]
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John Blow (1649-1708) was an English composer and organist. He was born in Norfolk, England, and received his musical education at the Chapel Royal, where he studied with several prominent musicians of the time, including William Child and Christopher Gibbons. Blow is known for his contributions to the development of English opera, and is credited […]
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Johannes Gijsbertus Bastiaans (1873-1953) was a Dutch composer and organist. He was born in Amsterdam and received his musical education at the Amsterdam Conservatory, where he studied composition with Bernard Zweers and organ with Hendrik Andriessen. Bastiaans is known for his organ music and choral works, as well as his symphonies and other orchestral pieces. […]
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Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) was a German composer and pianist. He was born in Hamburg, Germany, and received his musical education at the Hamburg Conservatory, where he studied piano with Eduard Marxsen and composition with Friedrich Wieck. Brahms is considered one of the leading composers of the Romantic era, and is known for his symphonies, chamber […]
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Johann Wilhelm Hässler (1747-1822) was a German composer, pianist, and organist. He received his musical education from his uncle, Johann Christian Kittel, who was an organist at Erfurt. Hässler is known for his piano music, including sonatas, variations, and other works for the instrument, as well as his organ music and choral works. One of […]
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Henri Mulet (1878-1967) grew up close to the Sacré-Coeur, the Paris basilica where his father was a choirmaster and his mother played the harmonium. At the Paris Conservatoire he studied both violoncello and organ. Widor was his organ professor, while Guilmant gave him lessons in improvisation. In 1920, Mulet published his Esquisses byzantines, ten sketches […]
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Hendrik Andriessen (1892-1981) was a Dutch composer and organist. He was born in Utrecht and received his musical education at the Amsterdam Conservatory, where he studied composition with Bernard Zweers and organ with his father, Hendrik Andriessen Sr. Andriessen is known for his organ music and choral works, as well as his symphonies and other […]
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Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847). ‘His organ playing is just like his piano playing: it seems one is listening to a master of ages past, who had been engaged in counterpoint his entire life and freely poured out during improvisations what others and younger ones could barely calculate on paper.’ Such was the opinion of flautist, […]
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César Franck (1822-1890). Even though he was born in Liège, and as such of Belgian origin, César-Auguste Franck may be counted among the great French composers. His works ‘pour grand orgue’ make him undoubtedly the most important French composer of organ music ever. César Franck’s parents, originating from a German-Austrian family, moved from Aachen to […]
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Bernard Zweers (1854-1924) was a Dutch composer and teacher. He was born in Amsterdam and received his musical education at the Amsterdam Conservatory, where he studied composition with Willem Kes and piano with Hermann Koster. Zweers is known for his choral music, operas, and other works for the stage, as well as his piano pieces […]
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Willem van Twillert (1952) received his musical education at the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam, with Piet Kee (organ) and Willem Bronx (piano). In 1976 he received his degree in Church Music and in 1978 his degree in Performance with distinction, and special mention for improvisation. A scholarship enabled him to specialize in early music with […]
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Susanna Veerman (1975) studied at the Gnesin music school and the Tchaikovsky Conservatoire in Moscow, where she obtained her diploma Choir Conducting in 1997. She obtained her diploma Master Choir Conducting at the Sweelinck Conservatoire in Amsterdam in 2001 with Jan Pasveer. In 2005, she obtained her diploma Master Organ with Ben van Oosten at […]
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Sophie-Véronique CAUCHEFER-CHOPLIN was born in 1959 in Nogent-le-Rotrou, France. She grew up in a musician family where she received piano instruction as a child. After completing piano, organ and harmony courses at the Ecole Nationale de Musique of Le Mans, she entered the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique of Paris where she studied the organ […]
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The Dutch organist and choirmaster, Piet van Egmond, was born on April 14, 1912 in Amsterdam. He received his first piano and organ lessons from Wouter Westerhoud and went on to study the organ at the School of Music of the Amsterdam Conservatory under Anton H. Tierie. At the age of 15 he made his […]
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