Hester Green leather (recorder)

Hester Green leather (recorder)

Some of the program:

Mendelssohn - Organ Sonata No. 6 'Vater unser im Himmelreich'

Bach - Sinfonia from Cantata BWV 29 'Wir dank dir, Gott, wir dank dir' (arr.)

Ortiz - Doulce Memoire


"Sweet memories

Experience music as a sweet reminder of bygone times. Flute flute player Hester Groenleer and organist Matthias Havinga take you to the musical treasures of the Middle Ages and masterpieces by Bach and Mendelssohn come to life. Just as surprising as the combination of recorder with organ and harmonium is the content of the programme. But the music always remains accessible and varied. In addition to Hester Groenleer, Matthias Havinga can also be heard as a soloist, including in Mendelssohn's famous 'Sixth Organ Sonata'.


Mendelssohn's most famous organ sonata

The six organ sonatas by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy are considered the absolute highlight of the organ repertoire in the period between Bach and Liszt. Mendelssohn, himself an excellent organist, composed them at the request of an English publisher. The project revolved around six sonatas, each with its own character. Matthias Havinga plays the best-known of these, the 'Sixth Organ Sonata', with a series of variations on the well-known song 'Vater unser im Himmelreich'


Hester Green Leather

Hester Groenleer is one of the most famous recorder players of this moment. She is a prominent member of recorder quintet Seldom Sene. Together with organist Matthias Havinga she can also be heard as a soloist on a regular basis. She talks about her collaboration with Matthias: "Together with him I try to discover the possibilities that arise from the combination of different recorders and keyboard instruments, such as organ, harpsichord and piano. In doing so, we ignore the well-trodden paths where the keyboard instrument often fulfils an accompanying function and seek out the limits of what is possible. The different style periods are presented in an appropriate and surprising way within one concert"


Matthias Havinga about Hester Groenleer:
"She can play a seemingly simple melody in such a tactile way that it gets to you. That also influenced my organ playing. We talk a lot about interpretation, how we want it to sound. We always have a lot of influence on each other."
(Read the interview with Matthias Havinga.)

Matthias Havinga

Matthias Havinga is a concert organist and pianist. He has won prizes at various international organ competitions and is active worldwide. He has played in numerous European countries, Russia, the USA and South America, and orchestrated with renowned choirs and orchestras such as the Netherlands Chamber Choir and the Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. Matthias is organist-titular of the three-manual Bätz-organ from 1830 in the Koepelkerk or Round Lutherse Kerk (Amsterdam) and church organist of the Oude Kerk in Amsterdam.


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Friday 1 February 2019, 20:00

Sweet memories: masterpieces from bygone days come to life in the brilliant combination of recorder and harmonium. From Bach to the Middle Ages and from Renaissance to Romanticism. Matthias Havinga also plays beautiful solo pieces on the Ypma organ, including Mendelssohn's famous 'Sixth Organ Sonata' and Bach's chorale prelude 'Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr'. Matthias Havinga is organist of the Oude Kerk Amsterdam. Hester Groenleer plays in the successful recorder quintet Seldom Sene.

When and where

Begin time:
Friday 1 February 2019, 20:00

The Edesche Concert Hall. Unheard of acoustics, intimate beauty, one of the most beautiful concert grand pianos in the Netherlands with the very best musicians. From one hour before the start of the concert you are welcome in the Edesche Concert Hall, for example for a cup of coffee in advance. Please note: during the performance we do not grant access to the concert hall The Edesche Concertzaal is unsubsidized and is made possible by Eskes Media / DagjeWeg.NL.

  • Many payment options online;
  • Stage Gift Card OK, also online;
  • Free coffee/drinks/breakfasts;
  • Free wardrobe;
  • Free luxury program magazine;
  • Free and paid parking in the vicinity;
  • ECLive! Listen to the concert again in high quality afterwards (at selected concerts);
  • Enjoy the Edesche Concert Hall Diner at the adjacent atmospheric restaurant Buitenzorg;
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  • NPO Radio 4 broadcasts regularly from the Edesche Concertzaal. Listen again to e.g.

Edesche Concertzaal

Amsterdamseweg 9, Ede

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