Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands
AVAILABLE FOR WORK: MUSICIAN, ACADEMICUS; CULTURAL MUSICOLOGIST, ARTISTIC RESEARCHER, ART SCIENTIST. Looking for (new)challenges as a teacher/ docent and/or in the academic or cultural field, and/or in related directions f.i. cultural management, teaching. Momentally working as a cultural musicologist, (concert)organist, choirmaster, singer, and consultant. Information for an employer: this guy loves multi-tasking, research, archives. ALSO AVAILABLE FOR LECTURES: Prices: The rates for non-profit organizations and cultural institutions differ from those for companies. The rates also depend on the following factors: a) an existing presentation (more economical) or a completely new presentation b) the duration of a presentation c) agreements on multiple (identical) presentations d) the period between assignment and presentation QUALITIES: - painstaking precision in work. - having a nose for analyzing complex files. - flexible in difficult situations, deadlines are a challenge. EDUCATION: Conservatoire Ghent, Antwerp, St.Petersburg(Russia). Research-Master of Arts, cum laude, University of Amsterdam, 2010: Hebrew, Aramaic, Yiddish, Islam, Islamic law (fiqh), Arts, Cultural Musicology (the Jewish culture & music: chazzanoet, the music-subculture (klezmer), main topics(MA): fieldwork)research Jewish (music)culture in Brazil in the social context. He promoted at Leiden University, ACPA on 15 November 2023 title dissertation: “Jewish music and Jewish thoughts about music”. WORK EXPERIENCE: - Docent High School’s and Universities. - (concert)management - visiting-professor of Music at the Singapore University, the Ferenc Liszt Academy, Budapest, Guest-lecturer Bern University, 2019. From 2009 until now visiting-professor at CODARTS Rotterdam and the University of Leiden teaching: Gregorian Chant and Jewish culture /music. INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE AS A PERFORMING ARTIST (organ, harpsichord, professional singer and conductor): -numerous recitals at locations like: Washington National Cathedral (four times), St. Patrick Cathedral and St Thomas-church New York, Perth Cathedral, Melbourne Cathedral, Christchurch Cathedral (NZ), Concert-halls of Hong Kong, Pretoria, Tokyo (The Bach Festival of Tokyo), The Bach Festival of Jerusalem, The Amager Old Music Festival (Denmark).
Liturgical musician, responsible for the music within the liturgy of the community. Member of the Presbyterium. Portfolio: liturgy and music (Beigeordneter für Liturgie und Kirchenmusik). Liturgiemusiker, verantwortlich für die Musik innerhalb der Liturgie der Gemeinde. Mitglied des Presbyteriums, portfolio: Liturgie und Musik.
Topics: - Jewish music and culture (klezmer, chazzanut). - The music of Prof. Flor Peeters. - liturgical music of the monotheistic religions its offspring and developments in context of the socio-economic, politic and cultural environment. - Organ music and organ building. - Introductions for concerts about music, composers, music genres.
Consultancy: - advising (cultural)organisations and individuals in legal en social matters. Coaching: - for instance gifted pupils (hoogbegaafden) and their parents.
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International concert artist, organist, harpsichordist, singer, conductor and lecturer.