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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato

Sunday, 1 October 2023   |   15:30 - 17:00
Simeon ten Holt

Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato

Een bijzondere uitvoering van het beroemde Canto Ostinato van Simeon ten Holt door Geerten van de Wetering (orgel), Matthijs Koene (panfluit) en Beate Loonstra (harp).

  • Composer(s) Simeon ten Holt
  • Title(s) of the Work(s)

    Canto Ostinato
  • Performer, Ensemble or Orchestra Geerten van de Wetering (organ), Matthijs Koene (panfluit) & Beate Loonstra (harp).
Date
Oct 01 2023
Expired!
Time
15:30 - 17:00
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Location
Purmerend, Nicolaaskerk
Kaasmarkt 15, 1441 BG Purmerend
Composer

Simeon ten Holt

Simeon ten Holt was born in Bergen on January 24, 1923. He studied piano and theory with Jakob van Domselaer (1890-1960).
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DCV 234 Simeon ten Holt Canto Ostinato Arielle Vernède
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