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Jeroen de Haan, Organist (NL)
Jeroen de Haan (born 1968) completed the first part of his education as a musician as a parttime student at the Schumann Academy. He continued his education at the Rotterdam Conservatoire, now part of Codarts, the University of Professional Arts Education in Rotterdam. He studied Organ with Aart Bergwerff, and Churc Music with Aart Bergwerff, Hans van Gelder and Arie Hoek. He followed two courses with Willem Tanke (organ works of Messiaen) and one with Stéphane Béchy (French organ literature from the 17th and 18th century).
In 2003 he participated in the first national organ interpretation contest in Brielle. In 2004 he graduated as a church musician. In the Summer of 2005 he graduated as a professional organist (first phase) by doing a concert in the Sint-Laurenskerk in Rotterdam, followed by a series of concerts in Sweden.
Jeroen de Haan has served as cantor-organist of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Woerden since 1999, presiding over the historic Bätz-organ of 1846. He is the conductor of the chamber-choir Sjir Chadasj of Hazerswoude-Dorp.Featured Recordings
Vincent Lübeck (1654-1740)Live recording on the Marcussen & Son Organ in Sint. Laurenskerk (Grote Kerk), Rotterdam, NL
Aarnoud de Groen, Organist (NL)
Aarnoud de Groen (The Hague, 1971) received his first organ lessons at the age of 9. The first rudiments were taught to him by the organist Jan van Westenbrugge from Wateringen. After this, strongly influenced by the Zwart/Asma school, he continued his studies with Everhard Zwart in Rotterdam. In 1983 he was advanced enough to accompany services at the Christelijke Gereformeerde Kerk in Rijswijk and shortly afterwards was appointed organist. In 1984 he made his debut as a concert organist in a series of concerts on the organ of the Hervormde Kerk in Pijnacker. Due to his remarkable progress and the fact that his talent had not gone unnoticed, Aarnoud was regularly interviewed by the local press during this period.
In 1985 he was accepted into the combined school and music programme at the Royal Conservatory of the Hague. At this institute Aarnoud studied with Rienk Jiskoot. He also took interpretation classes with Ben van Oosten for some time. In 1990 the post of organist at the Hervormde Julianakerk in The Hague became vacant, due to the departure of Jan van Weelden, the previous organist. On account of the attractive instrument, Aarnoud decided to apply for the position. The application was successful and resulted in Aarnoud's appointment as organist at the Julianakerk. Since then, Aarnoud de Groen has become a much sought-after recitalist, playing on the most important instruments in the Netherlands and abroad. Aarnoud has toured England, Ireland, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Germany and Switzerland. Aarnoud de Groen is the official accompanist of the Christelijk Residentie Mannenkoor. Due to the closure of the Julianakerk in 1997 the Vierdag organ was relocated to the Nederlandse Hervormde Bethlehemkerk in The Hague and Aarnoud de Groen moved there too with 'his' instrument.
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Hendrik Andriessen (1892-1981)Live recording on the Organ in St. Maria (Kupfergasse), Cologne, DE
Corrado Cavalli, Organist (IT)
Corrado Cavalli, born in Turin in 1978, began his musical studies with P.Tarallo (piano). He continued organ studies at the National Conservatory Giuseppe Verdi of Turin under professors G. Cagnani, L. Fornero and F. Caporali (improvisation) where he graduated with full marks in 2006. He won the Turin National Conservatory's prize C. Silipo for the best organ performance diploma.
He attended master-classes held by famous professors as L. Tagliavini, L. Robillard, L. Lohmann and others, most of the courses took place in the prestigious Haarlem International Academy for Organists (The Netherlands).
In 2007 he won the Pinchi prize (2nd place) in the 12th National Organ Competition Città di Viterbo (concert artistists section). In 2003 he won, in the students section, the 8th edition of the same competition. He also joined the semi-final of the 12th International Organ Competition in Dublin, Ireland in 2005.
He performs in many international and national festivals both in his own country and abroad. He played with many vocal and instrumental ensembles as the Italian National Symphonic Orchestra of Rai, the French Ensemble Orchestral des Alpes et de la Mer, the Italian orchestra B. Bruni, the Chamber Orchestra and Chamber Choir of the National Conservatory Giuseppe Verdi of Turin, the professional vocal ensemble La Cappella de' Cantori and the vocal academy Guido d'Arezzo.
His repertoire ranges from the Renaissance to 21st century music, including his own organ arrangements of orchestral works of famous composers such as Mozart, Bach, Cajkovskij, Smetana, Shostakovich, and others. One of these arrangements, Smetana's Moldou, has been recently published in the Italian Edition Armeiln Musica.
Currently, he is organist at S.Filippo Neri, and S.Giulia Church, as well as the SS. Sudario Congregation, in Turin.
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Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)Live recording on the Tamburini Organ in St.Giulia Church, Turin, IT
Jarle Fagerheim, Organist (NO)
Jarle Fagerheim, born in 1989, played his first organ recital in Stavanger Cathedral, Norway, at the age of 15. He was a prize winner of the Fridthjov Anderssen Competition for Young Organists in 2006 (3rd prize) and 2007 (2nd prize).
He gave his first performances abroad in 2006, playing in Norwich, Cambridge, and Bromley, and returns to England in December this year to give a recital in West Malvern. In addition to music, he enjoys studying a wide range of subjects, from peace work to theology.
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Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)Louis Lefébure-Wély (1817-1869)
Live recordings on the Jemhlich organ of Tjensvoll Parish Church, Norway
Roger Brown, Organist (AU)
Roger Brown resides in Melbourne, Australia, where he serves as organist and choir master at St. George's Church, East Ivanhoe.
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W. A. Mozart (1756-1791)
G. F. Handel (1685-1759)
Live recordings on the organ of St. George's Church, East Ivanhoe, AU
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Michel Chapuis, Organist (FR)
French organist Michel Chapuis improvises in French classical style on the Clicquot organ in the Chapelle Royale, Versailles, FR