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Final exam conservatory

This page is about my final exam concert which took place last 14 June 2005. With this concert, I have finished the first phase of my organ studies at the Rotterdam Conservatory.

The exam was quite a success, I passed with a mark 8½! The jury consisted of the four organ teachers of the Rotterdam Conservatory, together with an independent president and an external expert (Jan Hage).

The exam took place at 5:30pm in the Laurenskerk, Rotterdam. Visitors were welcome. You can click here to view my poster (in PDF).

The church is in the proud possession of four organs; I played on the main organ. This instrument was built in 1973 by the Danish organ building firm of Marcussen and is among the largest organs in the Netherlands. I was honoured to be able to give a concert on this organ.

Those who couldn't be there can still listen to the concert (in MP3-format) using the links below.

New! (23/9/2005)
I corrected an error in the link to the Fugue in g minor. It should work now!

The programme:

ComposerLivedWork
F. Correa de Arauxoc.1584-1654Tiento for bass solo duet in the IVth tone (N.B.: the first few seconds are missing)
D. Buxtehude1637-1707"Komm, Heiliger Geist, Herre Gott"
J.S. Bach1685-1750Fantasia and Fugue in g minor BWV 542
L. Vierne1870-1937Résignation, from: Pièces de Fantaisie, Suite IV nr. 2
idemToccata, from: idem, Suite II nr. 6
S. Reda1916-1968Choralkonzert II "Gottes Sohn ist kommen" (2 mvts.: I: Allegro and II: Andante)
O. Messiaen1908-1992Joie et Clarté des Corps Glorieux

This photo shows me at the console of the main organ (picture taken in 2000 already, by the way). To the left a magnificent picture of this magnificent organ, taken by Aarnoud de Groen.

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