Pieter van Dijk (1958) studied organ with Bert Matter at the Arnhem Conservatory. He continued his studies with Gustav Leonhardt, Marie-Claire Alain and Jan Raas and was a prize-winner at international organ competitions at Deventer (1979) and Innsbruck (1986).
He is the organist of the St. Laurenskerk and in addition he is the City Organist of Alkmaar. Pieter van Dijk is the artistic representative for the city of Alkmaar in the ‘European Cities of Historic Organs’ (ECHO). He is also a member of the ‘Beirat’ of the Arp Schnitger Gesellschaft in Germany as well as being active in the organ-commission of the Katharinenkirche in Hamburg. In addition to concert engagements throughout Europe and the USA, Pieter van Dijk is professor of organ at the Conservatories of Amsterdam and Hamburg. His publications include articles on Matthias Weckmann, Sweelinck and J.S. Bach, and he has made several recordings on historic instruments in Spain and the Netherlands. 
Photos above: the world-famous 1646 / 1725 van Hagerbeer / F.C. Schnitger organ (above) is perhaps the most beautiful organ in the world both to listen to and to look at. The second organ is equally illustrious: the 1511 van Covellens choir organ is the oldest playable organ in the Netherlands.
In this conversation, Pieter will share his insights about the two world-famous organs at Saint Laurenskerk in Alkmaar. J.S. Bach - Kommst du nun Jesu, vom Himmel herunter BWV 650 on the Van Hagerbeer Schnitger organ in Alkmaar, Saint Laurenskerk:
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As a composer he in earlier times wrote music for 5 Sesame Street albums, film and theater music.
His piece for organ "Miroir" (1989) meant his international breakthrough. It has been played all over the world by such renowned organists as Thomas Trotter, David Sanger and the late John Scott and has already been recorded 13 times on CD. In today's conversation Ad will reveal his compositional process and will give a glimpse into the world of ideas which inspired "Ride in a High-Speed Train". Enjoy and share your comments below. If you like these conversations with the experts from the organ world, please help spread the word about the SOP Podcast by sharing it with your organist friends. Relevant links: www.adwammes.com www.compositiecadeau.nl
Today they continue to share their ideas about what it takes to restore, reprint, and distribute organ music, most of which is otherwise unavailable.
Enjoy and share your comments below. If you like these conversations with the experts from the organ world, please help spread the word about the SOP Podcast by sharing it with your organist friends. Relevant links: michaelsmusicservice.com MMS "About Us" page contains information on Michael and John and links to social media. There is also a link with content about what they do called "Learn about sheet music restoration." http://michaelsmusicservice.com/aboutus MMS Youtube channel contains interesting videos, but the one that addresses restoration is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dm1L0l7ukSI The main channel is at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkhZ8vGkAF5e8KIAcJ9So0Q The MP3s page: http://michaelsmusicservice.com/media.html Michael mentioned that for Christmas, an organist might like something NOT based on a well-known tune. In the Merkel, he shows a demonstration of different editions and he gives away the scan from an internet free source: http://michaelsmusicservice.com/music/Merkel.Weihnachtspastorale.html MMS blog contains a few biographies and a list of suggested pieces, such as marches and novelties: http://michaelsmusicservice.com/blog/ Michael mentioned the roll by Clarence Eddy restored by David Rumsey: http://michaelsmusicservice.com/music/Eddy.FestivalPreludeAndFugueOnOldHundred.html John mentioned Will o' the Wisp. The article by Nevin that John mentioned is on this page as "What Small-Town Music Needs." http://michaelsmusicservice.com/music/Nevin.WillOTheWisp.html List of theatre organ music: http://michaelsmusicservice.com/blog/?page_id=5095 In A Persian Market http://michaelsmusicservice.com/music/Ketelbey-Matthew.InAPersianMarket.html Michael mentioned Lotus: http://michaelsmusicservice.com/music/Strayhorn-Wyton.Lotus.html
In this conversation they will share their ideas about what it takes to restore, reprint, and distribute organ music, most of which is otherwise unavailable.
Enjoy and share your comments below. If you like these conversations with the experts from the organ world, please help spread the word about the SOP Podcast by sharing it with your organist friends. This conversation will continue next Sunday in Part 2. Stay tuned. Relevant links: michaelsmusicservice.com MMS "About Us" page contains information on Michael and John and links to social media. There is also a link with content about what they do called "Learn about sheet music restoration." http://michaelsmusicservice.com/aboutus MMS Youtube channel contains interesting videos, but the one that addresses restoration is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dm1L0l7ukSI The main channel is at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkhZ8vGkAF5e8KIAcJ9So0Q The MP3s page: http://michaelsmusicservice.com/media.html Michael mentioned that for Christmas, an organist might like something NOT based on a well-known tune. In the Merkel, he shows a demonstration of different editions and he gives away the scan from an internet free source: http://michaelsmusicservice.com/music/Merkel.Weihnachtspastorale.html MMS blog contains a few biographies and a list of suggested pieces, such as marches and novelties: http://michaelsmusicservice.com/blog/ Michael mentioned the roll by Clarence Eddy restored by David Rumsey: http://michaelsmusicservice.com/music/Eddy.FestivalPreludeAndFugueOnOldHundred.html John mentioned Will o' the Wisp. The article by Nevin that John mentioned is on this page as "What Small-Town Music Needs." http://michaelsmusicservice.com/music/Nevin.WillOTheWisp.html List of theatre organ music: http://michaelsmusicservice.com/blog/?page_id=5095 In A Persian Market http://michaelsmusicservice.com/music/Ketelbey-Matthew.InAPersianMarket.html Michael mentioned Lotus: http://michaelsmusicservice.com/music/Strayhorn-Wyton.Lotus.html |
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