Improvisatie over het lied 'Dankt dankt nu allen God' 

Goosebumps and tearfull eyes of happiness, so beautiful... I think this sounds to me like dancing through tonalities and rhythms. Edit: 4 years later still gushing tears while listening to this improvisation. I learned it's heavily based on the Fantasie of Jan Zwart, but this version goes further... what an artist!

De beginjaren, geweldig zo onbevangen en mooi dat de jongens hem zo bij staan en de trotse man daarachter die volop geniet. Mijn Pa zou dit geweldig gevonden hebben.

Oh, a miracle, Geert started talking!!! It is pleasant to hear live speech of the live musician)))

Third time I have watched this performance. Simply a great improvisation, leaving no dust in the pipes that is a given.

DIT is nu orgelspelen vanuit je hart en ziel...Je zult nog heel wat mensen ontroeren en blijmaken....hoop nog heel veel van je te horen...je bent briljant !!

This Performance Inspired me to Meet Gert in Person .

My theory is that all those who vote thumbs down must be other organist who realize that they will never be able to play anything even close to the level of Gert.....and this is how they think they are elevating their own status. It should be obvious to anyone who listens that Gert has been given a very special gift.....it comes thru on everything he plays and he could stand on his head and play with his feet and still be way better than the jealous people who give the thumbs down...

So ein Talent zu sehen und zu hören, das löst in mir große Resonanz aus. Gleich beginne ich neu "ermächtigt" zu improvisieren. Mega Dank.

Gert, my dad used to pump the organ at the local chapel when he was a boy, and if he didn't pump fast enough he would get punished. I wonder how he would keep up with you playing...... God bless you Gert and keep you humble. Remember you have a special gift from God, always remember to give the glory all to Him.

GENIUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ontroerend mooi,ik beluister je nu al een paar maanden,iedere keer ga ik naar dit lied,

Fantastisch, zie er naar uit dat de kerken weer vol lopen om Hem te loven en te prijzen!

wow!!! what a way to start the day.... what fun.!!! Now thank we all our God ! you just made my day !!! THANK YOU !

Thank you for these recordings. You are an inspiration to the world.

Would you please consider doing this more often. Not only was the improvisation amazing, but it's great to get a behind the scenes glimpse.

To ad lib on the comments of Virgil Fox, Purists think that their way is the only way, and critics love to talk about it because they can't do it!! Not since Mr. Fox's passing in 1980, has there been any organist who has had the guts and gumption to get in front of audiences and show off the amazing capabilities of the King of Instruments and the magnificent classic music that can come from it! Add to all of that, the wonderful talent of this young man and you have the ingredients for the next great organist of the 21st. century!! Gert, to you I say this. . . . You have the talent, the passion, and the personality to take the pipe organ to places where it has never been before! Take those wonderful attributes to all the world. Re-introduce the power of the pipe organ and the music that comes from it to all who want to hear you! North and South America, the Orient, and Australia are waiting to see you in concert!! This is YOUR time! Take hold of these opportunities and make the most of them! May God grant you the courage and ambition to take up where Mr. Fox left off. I, for one, am looking forward to seeing the name of Gert van Hoef on the marquis of many concert halls in America, very soon! And to all of the Naysayers & Critics I say. . . . Get a Grip!! P. Robinson

The organ player from the church watches Gert in complete awe.

This play is amazing. The song is already great because our God receives the glory and the playing accentuates that. Thank you for playing and posting.

I very much liked the verbal interaction...and the organ playing!

Inderdaad bijzonder mooi. De organist en het orgel jubelen tot de eer van God. Groeten vanuit Western Australia.

Gert, you played that so wonderfully !

What a gift! Such joy and praise you bring!

Wow. After only four years. Just WOW!

Semplicemente fantastico, è di un'altro pianeta.

"Soli Deo Gloria,"alleen aan God de eer!! Bedankt voor je prachtige inprovisatie....geweldig!! Ton

thank you for Music ......super Talant

Gert this is te one...THE ONE!! With moderation usully, this is the kind of videos that brinig the viewer into the program and reveals behind the scenes reality plus a performance all worth the viewing. I't not Ad-agency-presentation we like to relate to as viewers...many of us anyway

the gentlemen is right, talented, only i would add, extremely talented, he played that from memory and could have played a different version as well, as i said extremely talented, and as others have stated it was nice to hear him speak and to have a discourse with others on his playing, keep em coming gert

Fantastisch!

So powerful! Awesome!!

Du talent à l'état pur ! J'ai eu la joie d'aller l'écouter à Geraardsbergen il y a un mois... merveilleux de mettre son don à la Gloire de Dieu !

This a good,, PERFICT example of the youth "Dutch Masters" of the Nederlander talent here focusing on a true Dutch [organ] Master and other aspiring talent. L-O-V-E IT!

i like when Jan take you by shoulders and turn you to organ...stop to talk and show what you are able to do -:)

Hallo Gert. Dieses Orgelwerk von Dir gespielt, ist einfach cooool. Mein Favorit!!!! Kann ich immer wieder hören. Unglaublich. LG S.

Oh my goodness. This is the first video I ever saw of Gert playing. I stumbled across it by mistake, and wanted to know who owned the long legs going up to the organ loft!!!!!! I was immediately hooked on this young man's 🎶 🎵. Nine years later I am a devoted fan and admirer. Gert, you are an inspiration to us all.

Drei Angel bei den Orgel. Gert ist Hauptangel !!!

Thank you for this beautiful music. Love the organ too..

I am flabbergasted! 4 years! What is your secret? I love Dutch organs and this is no exception.

Zeer ontroerend,ik blijf maar luisteren.

update to your comment 2 years ago, its up to 58 dislikes, but i have to agree how can anyone find fault in this young man? he s older now still sounds just as good as when a kid in this video. who knows my last name is Deveers so maybe i m prejdiced toward him as a fellow Dutchman.

in één woord fantastisch!

Ik keer altijd weer even terug. Dit is zo geïnspireerd en inspirerend!

mooi gespeeld gert! dat kan ik niet eens allemaal uit mijn hoofd

MASTER !!! AND CUTE TOO !!

En dan dat gezicht van de vaste organist. Altijd bijzonder om een groot talent te zien met een stem op de achtergrond" dat kan ik nooit zo"

Geweldig dit...!!

Goede dag Gert... ook deze improvisatie is net als alle andere stukken die jij speelt in een woord geweldig.Maakt eigenlijk niet veel uit wat voor een muziek stuk het is..jij maakt er iets moois van.Ben naar twee concerten van je geweest en dat was geweldig.Op 13 februari kom ik met mijn vriendin naar je concert in Ridderkerk... het is nog ver weg, maar verheug me er al weer op om je weer eens live te horen.Concert Victoria Hall is ook geweldig geweest zag ik.Ben en blijf een grote fan van Je...luister af en toe eens naar je op RU-vid..ook de dvd beluister ik nog geregeld..Het ga je goed verder..hopelijk nog mooie concerten voor Je in petto?Ik ga je nog volgen op RU-vid en op je site..Tot volgend jaar in ieder geval.... Het ga je goed..Dirk Norder...Leidschendam

As an organist of many years, not just four, I still hate the 'glory' of people who talk as if I'm a God! There is but but one God...I'm an Organist - 'Here I stand, I can do no other' - Gloria Dei!

.......“Zusammenspiel „ drei junger Musiker........Gert van Hoef wunderbar....

You watch his assistants draw stops and thing of how heavy the touch is becoming. This kid much have a grip of steel. 2 Manuals coupled with 12 or so stops is a heavy touch.

Dat is ff een prachtig stuk muziek Gert!

Fantastic! Great performance! Thank you for the music. Marco

very good

Erg mooi, en ook leuk die discussie in de orgelbak

Genial umgesetzte Improvisation. Kompliment !!!

Fantasztikus tehetség, intelligencia !!! Danke für diese sehr schöne Orgelmusik !

So schön anzuhören und anzusehen lieber Gert. Und Jan ist dir so vertraut.

Gert van Hoef is an amazing, top-class organist. One very minor change to whoever translated the speech into English: Mrs. Daamen 'taught' you the basics (active), not 'learned' you (1:39) (passive) the basics. You are 'taught' by *someone* (direct), but you *learn* (indirect) *from* someone else. It's a difficult and subtle English-language way of speaking, and you often hear non-English speakers get it wrong, thinking the language's grammar is a bit simpler than it really is. Nevertheless the video is superb, and the translation remains clear - was für ein Talent is Gert van Hoef!

die is wel mooi!!

This is AWESOME!!

thank you, it's so good...

Prachtig!

Heel Mooi Orgel Gert

Zeer inspirerend.

Wundervoll !!!!

Wundervoller Organist ! Hochachtung.

it is just fantastic :-)

schitterend,mooi man.

Amazing

Mooi!

fantastico stupefacente

Prachtig !!

Muito bom !!! Maravilhosa contribuição para o mundo das artes.

Nice detail: watch the matching outfits with Jan... :-)

Прекрасный молодой человек! Поразительный талант!

il est formidable bravo

I greatly enjoy RU-vid posts!! My only further request would be English translation of composition names. Your playing is exceptional!

Beste Gert. Wat speel je prachtig !. Je verdient op korte termijn een hoge Koninklijke Onderscheiding:: Ridder in de Muziek in een goede onderscheiding voor je geweldig mooi spel !. Afzender: Nico van Harten uit Utrecht. (Wijk Kanaleneiland-Zuid).

Denk dat ik toch maar fan word. :p Think I'm gonna be a fan after all. Hearing you talk, your personality, did it for me.

"Nun danket alle Gott, mit Herzen, Mund und Händen, der große Dinge tut, an uns und allen Enden, der uns von Mutterleib und Kindesbeinen an unzählig viel zugut bis hierher hat getan!" - Ja, das ist das richtige Lied! - Danke, Gert, und Ihr musikalischen Mitkämpfer, dafür und für das Video!

Toen ik klein was minachtte ik een kerkorgel. Niet mooi, saai, duf. Mede door dit soort video’s ontdek ik dat het eigenlijk één van de mooiste instrumenten heeft het en ook een geschiedenis die in zijn oorsprong heeft die los staat van het geloof. Ongelooflijk mooi!

As he says at the end, Heavy, isn't it!?

Beste Gert ik volg je al een aantal jaren en luister met veel plezier en (gezonde) jaloezie naar je orgelspel. Zelf opgegroeid met orgels en muziek, (mijn vader speelde en heeft altijd orgel gehad) heb zelf even les gehad maar ben zo als je dat zo zegt talentloos dus dat werd niks. Het luisteren blijft dus over en dat doe ik o.a. door naar je geweldige filmpjes,concerten en dvd te luisteren. Overigens wil ik die gene welke je vastleggen in geluid en beeld een compliment geven dank jullie wel !!

Wooow !!!

I would love to have a ENGLISH translation of what everyone was saying..... Love the technical stuff, but more of just the music.

Talentvol...

I'am sorry about my commentary but, I need to say that the 33 people that vote "don't like", could be nice and quiet, simply don't vote. The squared people can't see the magical Gert's talent.

I wish this had sub titles.

An unusual interview for the You Tube collection with a speaking part for Gert. He seems to bristle a bit before starting... some confusion about the selection. Jan gets him back on track but the dialog in the organ loft gets a little hard to follow. An impressive end result as usual......

Yes - it was heavy :-)

Hallo, Kollege Gert. :)

Ik heet Gerrit Verbruggen maar mijn kleinzoon Daan heeft dit ervan gemaakt en dat laat ik zo.

💒🌸💞💖💮🪅🌼🌿💝🎶🐈‍⬛🇻🇦✝️🇻🇦✒📃💐📚🇲🇬🦊🎶💝🌿⛑💖💞💒💞🦁😇📚📃✒🌿💮💖🪅🌼🇻🇦✝️🇻🇦💘💝🌼🌿🎶😇💐💞🌸🌼🙋‍♂️

When I die I'm going to reincarnate in Holland and study organ with Mr. Van Hoef.

I don't know who this Allen God is, but sounds good.

Wonderful to listen and watch. Those boys who are helping, are they your brothers? They seem to know exactly what stops you want. Does that mean you practice this piece a lot, or is it kinda standard? I guess with your talent you can learn stuff very quickly. Probably many hours of practice though..

Gert, Ik heb net ontdekt uw video's en hou van alle van hen. Alsjeblieft, hou dat nederige geest die je lijkt te hebben. Muzikanten zijn meer vatbaar voor hoogmoed dan wie dan ook, en trots is een man's ondergang. Dank u, dank u, voor de duizenden uren die je de praktijk.

Wat is ie toch heerlijk!!!

Love to hear your voice even tho I don't know what you are saying. You should talk more on tape before you play. Think about it.

Supermooi gespeeld!!!!!! Echt talent!!!!!!!! Heeft u dit ter plekke verzonnen?