Henk Bouwman on the organ of the organ in Nijkerk The organ in Nijkerk
Henk Bouwman (Nijkerk, September 1, 1938 - 9 December 2007) was organ organizer and also church organist of the Great or Saint Catherine Church in Nijkerk. Lifecycle
Bouwman received a few years lesson from his father, Hein Bouwman, and later from Willem Hülsmann in Amersfoort. In addition, he also received organ lessons from Lambert Erné, Utrecht. In 1981 he was appointed as main organizer of the Great Church in Nijkerk. He followed his father, Hein Bouwman, who died in that year.
Since 1955 he worked with the organ builders Gebr. Van Vulpen in Utrecht, where he was involved in the construction and restoration of important instruments in the Netherlands, but also abroad. Partly thanks to him, the restoration of his organ in the Great Church in Nijkerk was established, with the instrument restored in old state.
As a permanent organist of the Great Church in Nijkerk, he contributed to various LP / CD recordings. As well as accompaniment of choir and choir, as well as solo organ recordings.
In addition, he wrote a book about the organ in the Great Church in Nijkerk.
In the summer months, he also organized one of the organ concerts in the concert series, also in Nijkerk.
After a time of illness, resulting in death in 2007, the function of main organizer has been taken over by Bas Blankesteijn. Discography Bibliography
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