Programs
Of course, programs
play an important role in organ concerts. It is important that all
available information is included and that a fixed structure in terms
of classification is given:
- full name of the composition
- opus nr.
- full name of the composer
- year of birth and death of the composer ( only when needed )
In the early years, this had as a consequence that I had to visit many libraries and had to inquire frequently to acquire the desired in formation. About unknown, romantic composers in particular, there was not a lot of information to obtain. Later, with the rise of the internet, it became a lot easier to obtain the information. Furthermore, I think it is important that a performance shouldn’t last longer than an hour. This inevitably leads to a puzzle with regard to the measurement of time.
To keep the program vivacious my aim is to make a choice between works from different countries and time periods. Variation in pace and dynamics also play an important role. Fixed parts in the program are an introductory and closing chorale setting like the grandmaster Jan Zwart.
As the years went by the technical part of putting the program on paper became easier. In the beginning I had to wrestle with the typewriter and the duplicator, but today the possibilities with the pc are nearly endless. This development is visible in the examples that follow below. After several examples of programs the database will follow with the programs that were performed.
Database programs
Oude Kerk - Heemstede
Ger. Pinksterkerk - Heemstede
Grote Kerk - Den Haag
Grote of St Maartenskerk - Hillegom
Hartebrugkerk - Leiden
Hillegondakerk - Rotterdam
Meidoornkerk - Rotterdam
Duitse Kerk - Rotterdam
Citykerk "Het Steiger" - Rotterdam
Cathedral - Santiago de Compostela - Spanje
Notre-Dame - Chartres - Frankrijk
St. Jozefkerk - Bennebroek
Den Haag - Kerstuitvoeringen "De Vleugel"
- full name of the composition
- opus nr.
- full name of the composer
- year of birth and death of the composer ( only when needed )
In the early years, this had as a consequence that I had to visit many libraries and had to inquire frequently to acquire the desired in formation. About unknown, romantic composers in particular, there was not a lot of information to obtain. Later, with the rise of the internet, it became a lot easier to obtain the information. Furthermore, I think it is important that a performance shouldn’t last longer than an hour. This inevitably leads to a puzzle with regard to the measurement of time.
To keep the program vivacious my aim is to make a choice between works from different countries and time periods. Variation in pace and dynamics also play an important role. Fixed parts in the program are an introductory and closing chorale setting like the grandmaster Jan Zwart.
As the years went by the technical part of putting the program on paper became easier. In the beginning I had to wrestle with the typewriter and the duplicator, but today the possibilities with the pc are nearly endless. This development is visible in the examples that follow below. After several examples of programs the database will follow with the programs that were performed.
With Christmas even printed
programs were used in the Hillegondakerk.
It
can occur that you don’t have a typewriter available, but fortunately
you can always write.
In the winters it could get very cold. In those cases a warning in advance made sense. Fortunately the Oude Kerk was near a restaurant so that afterwards you could take a warm drink. |
Here are some examples in A4 format of
programs that were used over the years..
|
The passion and Easter time were usually combined in one performance. |
When somebody celebrated his birthday, a festive touch was given to the occasion. |
It was fun to occasionally do something special on the organ. This program solely consisted of works that were not written for the organ. |
Having worked with
the familiar A4 format (29,7 x 21 cm) for years, it became time to
switch
to the A3 format (14,8 x 21 cm) more illustrations found their place.
……and
of course colours appeared on the programs.
The backside of a program
remains fascinating………
Database programs
R.K. Kerk -
Overveen
Oude Kerk - Heemstede
23-12-1980 | 18-04-1981 | 14-11-1981 | 29-05-1982 | 02-04-1983 |
25-05-1980 | 07-06-1981 | 23-12-1981 | 30-10-1982 | |
30-11-1980 | 16-06-1981 | 10-04-1982 | 22-12-1982 |
Ger. Pinksterkerk - Heemstede
05-04-1980 |
Grote Kerk - Den Haag
02-12-1984 |
Grote of St Maartenskerk - Hillegom
21-05-1983 | 21-04-1984 |
Hartebrugkerk - Leiden
30-11-1986 |
Hillegondakerk - Rotterdam
17-12-1966 | 21-12-1968 | 20-12-1969 | 19-12-1970 |
Meidoornkerk - Rotterdam
04-03-1966 |
Duitse Kerk - Rotterdam
05-03-1966 |
Citykerk "Het Steiger" - Rotterdam
21-12-1968 |
Cathedral - Santiago de Compostela - Spanje
25-05-1995 |
Notre-Dame - Chartres - Frankrijk
02-09-2002 |
St. Jozefkerk - Bennebroek
03-04-1980 |
Den Haag - Kerstuitvoeringen "De Vleugel"
23-12-1983 | 18-12-1988 | 22-12-1990 | 19-12-1992 | 23-12-1995 | 20-12-1997 |
21-12-1987 | 22-12-1989 | 21-12-1991 | 18-12-1993 | 21-12-1996 | 18-12-1999 |