Bonefaas: Passacaglia | Gerben Budding - Bätz-Witte orgel Gorinchem 

Gerben Budding plays the Passacaglia by Jan Bonefaas (1926-2004) on the Bätz-Witte organ in the Grote Kerk Gorinchem. Bonefaas was organist here for many years and Gerben succeeded him as organist in 2009.
Live recording concert June 20, 2024
Audio: Pieter de Ruijter (PDR Records)
Video: Bart van der Tang
Gerben Budding (1987) is internationally active as a concert organist and church musician. He is director of music of the Sint-Janskerk in Gouda with its beautiful Moreau organ from 1736 and vesper organist at the Utrecht Domkerk with its famous Bätz organ from 1831.
He received education on the conservatory in Utrecht. There he got his Bachelor and Masters’ degree Organ with improvisation (both summa cum laude), a first-grade qualification as church musician and a Bachelor and Masters’ degree Choir Direction (with honours).
He won the First Prize at the international organ competition ‘Agati-Tronci’ in Pistoia (Italy), the second prize at the international Schnitger competition in Alkmaar, the Litaize Award at the international César Franck competition in Haarlem and the Public Award at the improvisation competition in Dudelange (Luxemburg).
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