Sietze de Vries

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Sietze K. de Vries (born 1973) is a Dutch organist, church musician and academic teacher. In the context of his international concert activities, he became known for his renowned organ improvisations on chorale, psalm, and hymn melodies in numerous styles and the Genevan Psalter in numerous styles, but most especially in that of the Renaissance and the Baroque. He is one of several organists at the Martinikerk in the Dutch city of Groningen. Life: Sietze de Vries' father was the organist at the Gereformeerde Kerk (Vrijgemaakt) in Niezijl, where his grandfather was the sexton. During his school years, de Vries attended the H.N. Werkman College in Groningen. Since 1988, he received organ lessons from lecturers at the Prins Claus Conservatorium in Groningen. The lessons took place at the famous Organ in the Martinikerk at Groningen, which received its authoritative form in 1692 through Arp Schnitger. de Vries studied at the Groningen Conservatory with Johan Beeftink, Jan Jongepier and Wim van Beek until he obtained his bachelor's degree in 1994. At the Royal Conservatory of The Hague followed two years in the organ class of Jos van der Kooy, graduating with a master's degree in 1996. There, de Vries deepened his knowledge of improvisation with van der Kooy from 1996 to 1998. Since 1994, de Vries has been active as a concert organist. In 2002, he won the International Organ Improvisation Competition in Haarlem. At the Southern Adventist University in Tennessee, de Vries has he

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Bernhardt Edskes Orgelbau

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Hamburg, St. Katharinenkirche

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Zing met de Hemelboden: Kerstliederen van Ria Borkent

Geneefse Psalmen

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Edskes Orgelbau - Schnitger Uithuizen

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Mittenwald

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Pronkjuwelen in Stad en Ommeland cd II

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Geneefse Psalmen II

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Bernhardt Edskes Orgelbau I

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Pronkjuwelen in Stad en Ommeland cd IV

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Pronkjuwelen in Stad en Ommeland

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Arp Schnitger In Nederland

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