Verses about Psalm 46 | Gerben Budding, organ St. Jan Gouda (NL)
Verses about Psalm 46 - for Bart and Lize
This composition was created on the occasion of the wedding of my registrar Bart van der Tang. The music is highly ́constructed ́: modern counterpoint, canon and imitation techniques, whole-tone scales and so on. Music that you have to give the time and opportunity to ‘sit’ in your hearing. Luther’s ‘Ein feste Burg’ is quoted, as well as the melody of the Genevan Psalm 2, ‘Wat rijden de volken, wat bezielt ze toch...’ and the wonderful B-A-C-H motif. The text of this Psalm (according to Dr. Vreekamp ‘More topical than any news item...’) always formed the most important inspiration for the chosen forms, lines and harmonies.
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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