Nieuw amsterdams kinderkoor ton koopman biography
Its was founded in 2005, roughly ten years ago, and immediately after the idea to perform a Nativity play on a yearly basis arose....
Ton Koopman
Dutch conductor and harpsichordist (b. 1944)
Antonius Gerhardus Michael "Ton" Koopman (Dutch:[tɔŋˈkoːpmɑn]; born 2 October 1944) is a Dutch conductor, organist, harpsichordist, and musicologist, primarily known for being the founder and director of the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir.
He is a professor in the Royal Conservatory of The Hague and the University of Leiden. In April 2003 he was knighted in the Netherlands and received the Order of the Netherlands Lion.
Biography
Koopman had a "classical education" and then studied the organ (with Simon C.
Jansen), harpsichord (with Gustav Leonhardt), and musicology at the Amsterdam conservatory. He specialized in Baroque music and received the Prix d'Excellence for both organ and harpsichord.
The Nieuw Amsterdams Kinderkoor is part of Nieuw Vocaal Amsterdam (NVA), a classical singing course specialising in opera, for talented children from four.
On the organ, he never learned how to play with heels and toes, and because of his short height, always plays with his toes on the pedalboard. This is an authentic Baroque practice.
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