George Stam

George Stam (born July 2, 1905 in Rotterdam ; † April 27, 1995 there ) was a Dutch organist , composer and music teacher .

Life

Stam received his first music lessons on a harmonium , later - after the family moved to Zutphen (1916) - organ lessons from Cornelis J. Bute , who was then organist at the Walburgiskerk , and from 1922 with Cornelis de Wolf ( Eusebiuskerk in Arnhem ). When de Wolf became a lecturer at the Amsterdam Conservatory in 1925 , Stam continued his studies there. He learned music theory and composition from Sem Dresden and Willem Pijper . He also counted Thomaskantor Karl Straube among his teachers. In 1927 he passed the exam. In 1933 he received the Prix d'Excellence.

From 1931 Stam was employed as organist at the Jacobijnerkerk in Leeuwarden , also acted as choir director and was conductor of the Ljouwerter Orkest Foriening from 1945 to 1947 . In 1949 he became director of the Toonkunst music school in Utrecht (later the Conservatory), and from 1953 to 1956 he was director of the Conservatory in Amsterdam. Stam's students included Cornelius H. Edskes , Kees van Eersel , Herman Lammers , Jan van Nerijnen and Charles de Wolff . In addition, he continued to work as a church organist, from 1950 at the Dutch Reformed Koepelkerk in Amsterdam , then at the Dutch Reformed Westerkerk , in 1952 at the Leeuwenberghkerk in Utrecht and from September 1956 at the Dutch Reformed Sint-Janskerk in Gouda . In 1959 he became organist at the Grote of Sint-Laurenskerk in Rotterdam, and in 1968 at the Oude Kerk in Rijswijk . In 1992 he said goodbye for health reasons.

As a composer, Stam created works for organ and choir.

Works

Passaglia and Fugue (1931)
Fantasy on famous Dutch folk songs for organ (1937)
Theme - Variations and Fugue (1942)

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personal data
SURNAME	Stam, George
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Dutch organist, composer and music teacher
DATE OF BIRTH	July 2, 1905
PLACE OF BIRTH	Rotterdam
DATE OF DEATH	April 27, 1995
Place of death	Rotterdam