23.08 – Saturday – 12:05 pm

/ the tower of the Main Town Hall /

Baroque pieces and improvisations in historical styles

Rien Donkersloot
(the Netherlands)

Program:

Rien Donkersloot (1985*)
Improwizacja

Jerzy Fryderyk Handel (1685-1759)
Sonata F-dur HWV 369 (opr. R. Donkersloot):
– Larghetto
– Allegro
– Siciliana
– Allegro

Jan Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Aria Stumme seufzer, stille Klagen BWV 199 (Ciche westchnienia, ciche lament, opr. H. Groen)

Rien Donkersloot (1985*)
Improwizacja: Suita w stylu barokowym:
– Allemande
-Courante
-Sarabande
-Gavotte
-Menuet
-Gigue

Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer (1692-1766)
Sonata Prima (opr. R. Donkersloot):
– Grave
– Allegro
– Adagio
– Giga presto

Rien Donkersloot (1985*)
Improwizacja: Preludium i fuga

Giovanno Federico Doles (1716-1797)
Sonata I na klawesyn (opr. F. Haagen):
– Allegro con brio
– Adagio con espressione
– Scherzando prestissimo

RIEN DONKERSLOOT   

studied organ at the Rotterdam Conservatory with Ben van Oosten and Bas de Vroome. In June 2008 he graduated summa cum laude. He took organ courses with Michel Chapuis, Andres Cea Galan, Harald Vogel, Olivier Latry, Zsigmond Szathmary and Thomas Trotter.
Following his organ studies, he studied the carillon at the Netherlands Carillon School in Amersfoort with Frans Haagen, Henk Verhoef and Gijsbert Kok. In 2011 he obtained his Master of Music degree cum laude. As part of his carillon studies, he conducted research into early 20th-century Dutch carillon music. Rien has won various prizes at organ and carillon competitions in the Netherlands and abroad.
Since 2012 he is organist of the St.-Joriskerk in Amersfoort. He combines this function with the organistship of the Laurentiuskerk in Mijnsheerenland, where he plays the monumental Bätz organ.
Rien is city carillonneur of Haarlem, Brielle, Goes and municipal carillonneur of Ridderkerk. He is also frequently active as accompanist of choirs and soloists and is active as a teacher. He is an avid improviser on both the organ and the carillon.