Description
Carillonneur
Wim Ruitenbeek – Nijkerk, Netherlands
Program
| TITLE | COMPOSER | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | “Fantasy ‘Ein Feste Burg’” about the hymn “A Mighty Fortress” | Kristiaan van Ingelgem (1944-2024 |
| 2 | Air from orchestral suite No. 3 BWV 1068 | Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) |
| 3 | “Sonata per il Cembalo Solo” Wq. 65/26 Allegro Andante Allegretto |
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-88) |
| 4 | “Rivers of Babylon” “Bridge Over Troubled Water" |
Brent Dowe (1946-2006) Paul Simon (1941-) |
| 5 | “Pealing Fire” based on the pentacostal chant “Veni Creator” | Libby Larsen (1950-) |
| 6 | “You Raise Me Up” “Hallelujah” |
Rolf Lovland (1955-) Leonard Cohen (1934-2016) |
| 7 | “Rondo ‘La Campanella’” from violin concerto No. 2 in A | N. Paganini (1782-1840) |
| 8 | “Lieder Ohne Worte” Opus 38 No. 2, allegro non troppo Opus 53 No. 4, adagio Opus 62 No. 6, allegretto grazioso “Springsong” |
F. Mendelssohn (1809-1847) |
| 9 | “Passacaglia Antiqua per Campanae” | Geert D’hollander (1965-) |
Arrangements for carillon
- Jef Rottiers (2,7)
- Henry Groen (3)
- Wim Ruitenbeek (4,6)
- Bernard Winsemius (8)
Original compositions for carillon (1,5, 9)
About the Carillonneur
Wim Ruitenbeek (the Netherlands, 1978) learned to play the carillon from Freek Bakker, city carillonneur, in Nijkerk, the Netherlands. In 2005, he obtained a master’s degree at the Netherlands Carillon School in Amersfoort where he studied with Arie Abbenes and Bernard Winsemius. He then took master classes in interpretation from Geert D'hollander and inspirational lessons in improvisation from Roel Smit. He also studied music education at the Utrecht Conservatory and had organ lessons from Nico Poorter and Wout van Andel. Ruitenbeek worked for many years as a music teacher and choral conductor. He is regular player of the unique glass carillon in Leidsche Rijn in Utrecht, the Netherlands, and also plays the carillonneur in the cities of Harderwijk, Hilversum, Nijkerk, Tiel and Velsen, the Netherlands.