Organist Jos Maters will perform an organ concert on Saturday, August 29, at 4:00 PM in the monumental Mozes en Aäronkerk in Amsterdam. The program features works by Vierne, Karg-Elert, Franck, Bridge, Whitlock, and MacMillan: a journey through French, English, and contemporary organ music, played on the historic Adema/Philbert organ from 1871/1887.
The program
The concert opens with the energetic Allegro from Viernes' Second Symphony, followed by two atmospheric movements from Karg-Elert's Trois Impressions: Clair de Lune and La Nuit. A highlight is Franck's monumental Choral No. 3. The English organ tradition resonates in Allegretto grazioso by Frank Bridge and Fantasie Choral No. 2 by Percy Whitlock, who structured his work as a series of free variations on a folk-song-like theme. The concert concludes with the virtuos virtuoso Toccata by the Scottish composer James MacMillan.
About the organist
Jos Maters (1997) is assistant organist of the Co-Cathedral Basilica of St. Nicholas in Amsterdam. He studied organ and harpsichord at the conservatories of Groningen and Amsterdam with, among others, Erwin Wiersinga, Theo Jellema, Johan Hofmann, and Matthias Havinga, and attended masterclasses with Olivier Latry, Ben van Oosten, and Wolfgang Zerer. In addition to his work as an organist, he is a teacher and forms the Duo Calyptura with saxophonist Marlon Valk.
