Jos van der Kooy
Jos van der Kooy (born December 1, 1951 in Rotterdam , Netherlands ) is a Dutch organist , choir director and university professor .
Life
Van der Kooy first studied organ at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam until 1981 . He received further training on the organ from Daniel Roth , Hans Haselböck and Ewald Kooiman, among others .
As early as 1980 van der Kooy became a lecturer at the Conservatory in Leeuwarden and organist at the Grote of Jacobijnerkerk there . After graduating a year later, he took over the position of organist at the Westerkerk in Amsterdam . In addition, van der Kooy became a lecturer for organ, improvisation and church music at the Koninklijk Conservatorium The Hague and Alkmaar .
In 1990 van der Kooy followed his former teacher in Amsterdam, Piet Kee, as the city organist of the Müller organ in St. Bavo's Church in Haarlem . From 2007 he is organist at the Raad van State in The Hague .
Currently, van der Kooy is the organist of the Müller organ in Haarlem, the Cavaillé-Collorgel of the Philharmonie Haarlem and the Duyschot father organ of the Westerkerk Amsterdam, where he is also the conductor of the Capella Westerkerk. As a lecturer, he teaches organ and improvisation at the Academie der Kunsten Leiden, the Koninklijk Concervatorium Den Haag and the International Summer Academy for Organists in Haarlem. He also gives master classes and private lessons.
Van der Kooy is a member of the jury of the International Improvisation Competition in Haarlem and was a member of the jury of the International Competition for Organ Improvisation at the European Church Music Festival in Schwäbisch Gmünd in 1997 and 2013 .
Awards
- 1977 Touring Prize, St Albans International Organ Festival
- 1978 Winner of the improvisation competition in Boalsert
- 1980 and 1981 winner of the international improvisation competition in Haarlem
- 1981 Prix d 'Excellence Conservatorium van Amsterdam
- 1989 Silver Medal of the Societé Académique "Arts, Sciences et Lettres" Paris for his services in French organ music
- 2000 Gold Medal of the Societé Académique "Arts, Sciences et Lettres" Paris for his services in French organ music
- 2011 Knight in the Order of Orange-Nassau
Publications (selection)
- Organ music from the Heilig-Kreuz-Münster, Schwäbisch Gmünd: Live recordings from the organ concert series as part of the European Church Music Schwäbisch Gmünd 1995 , Schwäbisch Gmünd 2001 (with Daniel Roth , Hans Haselböck and Hubert Beck, among others ).
- De Johannes Passion van Bach . Nijkerk 1989: Callenbach.
- Jos van der Kooy - Brilliant Organ Works - Müller-organ Grote of St. Bavokerk Haarlem .
- Jos van der Kooy - Westerkerk Amsterdam .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kooy, Jos van der |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch organist and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 1, 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rotterdam , Netherlands |