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Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Grotenhuis – Bouwhuis – Janssen)

Sunday, 9 February 2025   |   15:00 - 18:00
Simeon ten Holt

Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato (Grotenhuis – Bouwhuis – Janssen)

One of the best-known compositions from the end of the last century is Canto Ostinato by Simeon ten Holt. Unique to this concert is that in addition to the usual two grand pianos, the Bätz church organ will also be heard.

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

    Canto Ostinato
  • Performer, Ensemble or Orchestra Sepp Grotenhuis, Gerard Bouwhuis piano and Guus Janssen church organ
Date
Feb 09 2025
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Time
15:00 - 18:00
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Location
Hoorn, Oosterkerk
Hoorn, Oosterkerk
Grote Oost 58-60, 1621 BX Hoorn
Website https://www.oosterkerkhoorn.nl
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Canto Ostinato

voor toetsinstrumenten, 1976-79
Simeon ten Holt
Year of composition:
1979
Publisher's Number: 03360
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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 324 Simeon ten Holt Canto Ostinato G.
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DCV 503 Simeon ten Holt Canto Ostinato Victor Kraus, Victor Kraus Group, Emre Sevindik, Michel de Souza and Pit Brosius
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