Willem Tanke

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Willem Tanke

Willem Tanke (* 1959 ) is a Dutch organist and university professor.

Live and act

Tanke studied organ and improvisation with Jan Welmers in Utrecht . In 1985 he completed his studies with diplomas for organ, music theory and improvisation. From 1988 to 2000 he taught as a professor at the University of Utrecht. He is currently professor of theory and improvisation in Rotterdam . He was  awarded a Diplôme de médaille d'argent by the Société académique Arts-Sciences-Lettres in Paris for his achievements . Tanke maintains the organ playing without organ shoes.

Audio and video documents

  • Olivier Messiaen: Complete Organ Works
  • Spiritual Homeland (1996)
  • Variations for Organ, Keyboard and Processors (1999)
  • My Friend the Indian (2000)
  • Imaginary Day (2005)
  • Ways of Intensity (DVD 2006)
  • Meditations for a Lent (2007)
  • The Scores of Ways of Intensity (for piano solo, 2006)
  • New Ways of Playing Keyboard Instruments (DVD 2008)

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personal data
SURNAME Refuel, Willem
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch organist and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH 1959