Dick Sanderman  <Sanderman@kwik-net.nl>
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Born 11.11.1956; married, 4 children.
 
Studied at the Stedelijk Conservatorium (Municipal Highschool of
Music) at Zwolle (the Netherlands). Summer courses with Hans
Haselbock (improvisation), Daniel Roth (French romantic), Jean
Guillou. Private lessons in improvisation with Bert Matter.
 
Winner of the Dutch National Improvisation Contest at Bolsward, 1983.
 
Recordings: (lp) Mozart Organ Works, (cd) Own Chorale Preludes at
Garrels Organ Maassluis, Organs at Rijssen, Psalmen Instrumentaal
(with the Arpeggio Trio), and lots of recordings as accompanist of
choirs.
 
Organ Concerts and choir accompaniments in European countries:
Organ Festival Naples (1981), English Cathedral, Paris.
 
Head of the Music School Rijssen; city organist of Rijssen for the
organ in the town hall; organist of the Zuiderkerk (gereformeerde
gemeente) Rijssen.
 
Was president of the VOGG (Vereniging van Organisten der
Gereformeerde Gemeenten). Composed lots of Psalm preludes for
organ, also music for choirs. Contributed to the New Handbook for
the Organist (1995, in Dutch). Write critiques of CD's for the
Reformatorisch Dagblad. Published articles in several magazines for
organists.
 
Has a special interest for harmoniums. Owns three pressure
harmoniums, built by Alexandre, Trayser and Kotiekywicz. Is one of
the very few Dutch organist who performs harmonium concerts.