HOPE COLLEGE
Tulip Time Organ Recitals in Dimnent Memorial Chapel

WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
MAY 7-10, 2008

SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM

Wednesday May 7

Le Bon Pasteur, Paul Benoit, OSB (1893-1979)

Fugue on Victimae Paschali Laudes Paul Benoit, OSB

noon SUSAN DEKAM, Gallery Organ

Trio super Allein Gott in der höh sei Ehr, BWV 664, J. S. Bach

Wenn wir in höchstein Nöten sein, BWV 668a, J. S. Bach

Prelude and Fugue in D, BWV 532, J. S. Bach

12:30 p.m. RICHARD NEWMAN, Chancel Organ

Allegro appassionato (from Sonata No. 5 in c, op. 80), Alexandre Guilmant (1837-1911)

Very Slowly (from Sonatina), Leo Sowerby

Pastorale and Aviary, Myron Roberts (1912-2004)

Exultemus (from Seven Sketches on Verses of the Psalms), Percy Whitlock
(1903-1946)

1 p.m. PETER KURDZIEL, Gallery Organ

Festival Voluntary, Op. 87, Flor Peeters (1903-1986)

Aria, Op. 51, Flor Peeters

Partita on Nettleton, Joel Martinson
I Hymn
II Variation
III Duet
IV Fugue

Toccata in F, Dieterich Buxtehude (1637-1707)

1:30 p.m. SUSAN DEKAM, Chancel Organ

Trumpet Processional, Alfred Fedak (b. 1953)

Arabesque for flutes, Lani Smith (b. 1934)

Introduction and Passacaglia, Walter Alcock (1854-1957)

Thursday May 8

10:00 a.m. ELIZABETH CLAAR, Gallery Organ

Two Armenian Church Hymns, arr. Vahagn Stamboltsyan, (b. 1931)
I Bless the Lord, O Jerusalem (Paschal Hymn)
II O Deep Mystery - Khachatur Taronatsi (13th c.)

Sonata IV in B-flat, op. 65, F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
I Allegro con brio
II Andante religioso
III Allegretto
IV Allegro maestoso e vivace

11 a.m. CHRISTOPHER DEKKER, Gallery Organ

Preludium in C Major (BuxWV 137), Dieterich Buxtehude

Prelude & Fugue in a, BWV 543, J. S. Bach

11:30 a.m. SUSAN DEKAM, Chancel Organ

Trumpet Processional, Alfred Fedak (b. 1953)

Arabesque for flutes, Lani Smith (b. 1934)

Introduction and Passacaglia, Walter Alcock (1854-1957)

noon DAVID SCHOUT, Gallery Organ

Dialogue in C Major, Louis Marchand (1669-1732)

I need thee every hour, Emma Lou Diemer (b. 1927)

Pièce d’Orgue, BWV 572, J. S. Bach

12:30 p.m. CHRISTOPHER DEKKER, Chancel Organ

Sonata VI in d, op. 65, F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1672-1703)
I Variations on Vater unser
II Fuga
III Andante

Tu es Petra, Henri Mulet (1878-1967)

1:00 p.m. SUSAN DEKAM, Gallery Organ

Trio super Allein Gott in der höh sei Ehr, BWV 664, J. S. Bach

Wenn wir in höchstein Nöten sein, BWV 668a, J. S. Bach

Prelude and Fugue in D, BWV 532, J. S. Bach

1:30 p.m. DAVID SCHOUT, Chancel Organ

Fantasy on “Holy, Holy, Holy,” Piet Post (1919-1979)

Sweet Hour of Prayer, Willima Bolcolm (1938)

March Upon Handel’s Lift Up Your Heads, Alexandre Guilmant

Friday May 9

10 a.m. PETER KURDZIEL, Gallery Organ

Festival Voluntary, Op. 87, Flor Peeters (1903-1986)

Aria, Op. 51, Flor Peeters

Partita on Nettleton, Joel Martinson
I Hymn
II Variation
III Duet
IV Fugue

Toccata in F, Dieterich Buxtehude (1637-1707)

10:30 a.m. SUSAN DEKAM, Chancel Organ

Trumpet Processional, Alfred Fedak (b. 1953)

Arabesque for flutes, Lani Smith (b. 1934)

Introduction and Passacaglia, Walter Alcock (1854-1957)

11:30 a.m. PETER KURDZIEL, Chancel Organ

Sonata no. 3 in A, Op. 65, F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847)
I Con moto maestoso
II Andante tranquillo

Le Bon Pasteur, Paul Benoit, OSB (1893-1979)

Fugue on Victimae Paschali Laudes Paul Benoit, OSB

noon SUSAN DEKAM, Gallery Organ

Trio super Allein Gott in der höh sei Ehr, BWV 664, J. S. Bach

Wenn wir in höchstein Nöten sein, BWV 668a, J. S. Bach

Prelude and Fugue in D, BWV 532, J. S. Bach

12:30 p.m. ABIGAIL ROCKWOOD, Chancel Organ

Fantasy for Flute Stops, Leo Sowerby (1895-1968)

Pastorale and Toccata, David Conte (b. 1955)

Sonata IV in B-flat, op. 65, F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
I Allegro con brio
II Andante religioso
III Allegretto
IV Allegro maestoso e vivace

1:30 p.m. RICHARD NEWMAN, Chancel Organ

Allegro appassionato (from Sonata No. 5 in c, op. 80), Alexandre Guilmant (1837-1911)

Very Slowly (from Sonatina), Leo Sowerby

Pastorale and Aviary, Myron Roberts (1912-2004)

Exultemus (from Seven Sketches on Verses of the Psalms), Percy Whitlock
(1903-1946)

Saturday May 10

10:00 a.m. DAVID SCHOUT, Gallery Organ

Dialogue in C Major, Louis Marchand (1669-1732)

I need thee every hour, Emma Lou Diemer (b. 1927)

Pièce d’Orgue, BWV 572, J. S. Bach

11:00 a.m. SARA BOLKEMA, Gallery Organ

Offertoire sur les grands jeux (from Convent Mass), François Couperin
(1668-1733)

Voluntary in G Major, Op. 5, No. 3, John Stanley, (1712-1786)

Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639, J. S. Bach

Wir glauben all en einen Gott, BWV 680, J. S. Bach

11:30 a.m. CHRISTOPHER DEKKER, Chancel Organ

Sonata VI in d, op. 65, F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1672-1703)
I Variations on Vater unser
II Fuga
III Andante

Tu es Petra, Henri Mulet (1878-1967)

noon. RICHARD NEWMAN, Gallery Organ

Prelude in E-flat Major, William Harris (1883-1973)

Veni Creator Spiritus, Nicolas de Grigny (1672-1703)
I En taille à 5
II Fugue à 5
III Duo
IV Récit de Cromorne
V Dialogue sur les Grands Jeux

Fantasy on “Holy, Holy, Holy,” Piet Post

Symphony no. 5, op. 42, Ch-M. Widor (1844-1937)
IV Adagio
V Toccata

1 p.m. CHRISTOPHER DEKKER, Gallery Organ

Preludium in C Major (BuxWV 137), Dieterich Buxtehude

Prelude & Fugue in a, BWV 543, J. S. Bach

1:30 p.m. MARIE BLAUWKAMP, Chancel Organ

Brightest and Best of the Stars of the Morning Wayne L. Wold (b. 1954)

Of the Father's Love Begotten, James Pethel

Prelude sur I'Introit de I'Epiphanie, Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986)

I Blessed Assurance, J. Bert Carlson (b. 1937)

Fantasia on “Old Hundredth,” Gordon Young (1919-1998)

THE PERFORMERS

MARIE BLAUWKAMP MARIE BLAUWKAMP graduated from Hope College in 1962, majoring in piano and music education. Marie studied piano with Anthony Kooiker, and organ with various teachers in the area. She lives in Zeeland and has four children. She taught vocal music for twenty-six years at Byron Center Christian and Jenison Public Schools. Currently, Marie is an organist and handbell director at Community Reformed and Bethel Christian Reformed Churches in Zeeland. In the summer Marie will be organist at Newberry United Methodist Church when she visits the North woods.

SARA BOLKEMA graduated summa cum laude from Hope College in 2004 with a degree in instrumental music education. A lifelong musician, Sara began studying piano at age 7, violin at age 9, and organ at age 19. While at Hope, she studied organ with Huw Lewis; piano with Joan Conway, Mansoon Han Kim, and Soyeon Park; and violin with Mihai and Deborah Craioveanu. Sara was a two-time winner of Hope's Concerto/Aria Competition, performing on piano in 2003 and on organ in 2004. In her senior year, she was the concertmaster of Hope's Symphonette and Orchestra. Sara is currently the director of orchestras at Grandville Middle School, an assistant organist at LaGrave Avenue Christian Reformed Church in Grand Rapids, and a co-principal violinist in the Holland Symphony. In addition, this summer she will begin studies for a Master's degree in music education from VanderCook College of Music.

ELIZABETH CLAAR earned the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in organ performance at The University of Michigan, where she studied organ with James Kibbie and Robert Glasgow, and harpsichord with Edward Parmentier. She also completed a certificate in music theory pedagogy. Elizabeth received her Master of Music degree from The University of Michigan and her Bachelor of Arts from Houghton College in New York. Elizabeth recently returned from Armenia, where she spent the 2006-07 school year with her husband, Victor, who was teaching on a Fulbright Fellowship. Besides experiencing Armenian culture, she also researched Armenian organ music. Back in the United States, Elizabeth combines church work, teaching, and performance in a multi-faceted musical career. Organist at Trinity Lutheran Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan, she teaches organ to students of all ages, and she is passionate about introducing the organ to young people. Besides serving as Dean of the Holland Area Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, Elizabeth is directing an AGO Pipe Organ Encounter for teenagers, to be held at Hope College in July 2008. In addition to teaching privately, she teaches organ and theory at Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids. Elizabeth performs frequently as a soloist, having given concerts in many states and in Armenia, and as a staff accompanist at Hope College.

SUSAN DEKAM completed her undergraduate studies in 2002 with a major in piano, studying under Joan Conway, at Hope College in Holland, Michigan. She began studying organ as a secondary instrument with Huw Lewis, but it soon became her principal interest. In 2004, Susan earned her Master of Music degree from the University of Michigan where she studied with Robert Glasgow, piano with Louis Nagel, and harpsichord with Edward Parmentier. As an organist, pianist, and harpsichordist, Susan has become a well rounded musician not only through her solo concertizing on all three instruments, but also as an accompanist, chamber musician, and private piano teacher. In addition to being the recipient of numerous prizes and awards for her performances on organ and piano, she has also been a finalist in the Music Teachers National Association Collegiate Organ Competition (2002) and the Miami International Organ Competition (2006). Susan is a doctoral candidate in organ performance at the University of Michigan where she studies with James Kibbie. Currently, she serves as Associate Director of Music at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Dallas, Texas and is a member of the piano faculty at Coppell Conservatory in Coppell, Texas.

CHRISTOPHER DEKKER began organ study at the age of fourteen with Trish Brummel at Twelfth Avenue Christian Reformed Church of Jenison, MI, where he is Worship Director. In September 2005, Chris was appointed both organ scholar and choral scholar at historic Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church, Grand Rapids, where he assists Dr. Gregory Crowell. Chris is a member of the Grand Rapids AGO chapter for whom he is Secretary. Chris is working on his undergraduate degree in organ performance at Hope College of Holland, MI, where he studies organ with Dr. Huw Lewis and piano with Charles Aschbrenner. He has participated in master classes conducted by such well-known artists as Dame Gillian Weir, David Higgs, Janette Fishell, and Felix Hell. Chris has toured Canada as the principal accompanist of the Hope College Chapel Choir, and recently gave a recital at Central Synagogue of New York City. After completing his undergraduate degree, Chris intends to go to graduate school, and then to have a career as a church musician.

PETER KURDZIEL is the Director of Music Ministries at Saint Robert of Newminster Parish (RC) in Ada, Michigan. He holds degrees in organ from Hope College where he was a student of Huw Lewis, and from the University of Notre Dame where he was a student of Craig Cramer. He has done additional graduate study at the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign) as a student of Dana Robinson. When he’s not pursuing his passion for music, Peter enjoys traveling along the beautiful shoreline of Lake Michigan.

RICHARD NEWMAN is a native of Copperhill, Tennessee. In May 2006, Richard graduated from Hope College in Holland, Michigan with a Bachelor of Music in Organ Performance. His organ professor was Dr. Huw Lewis. Richard received many awards and scholarships upon entering Hope, including the Distinguished Artist Award and the Freshman Music Prize. He was the first recipient of the Gertrude Beckman Organ Scholarship of Fourteenth Street Christian Reformed Church in Holland. Richard was also the organist for Second Reformed Church of Zeeland, MI. While at Second Reformed Church, he initiated the church's first Solemn Evensong, according to the liturgy of the 1662 Book of Common Prayer. In May 2005, Richard was a choir member and organist for the Hope College Chapel Choir European Tour. He played organs throughout France, Belgium, and the Netherlands. In December 2006, he was organist for Hope College Christmas Vespers. Previously, he studied organ with Robert Delcamp of the University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee, and harpsichord with Edward Parmentier at the University of Michigan School of Music, where he is continuing his organ studies with Dr. James Kibbie while in pursuit of a master's degree in Church Music. Richard's interests include making ecclesiastical incense, reading books on mysticism, promoting new music for the organ, and studying the life and works of Olivier Messiaen.

ABIGAIL ROCKWOOD began her organ studies at Hope College with Dr. Huw Lewis. At Hope, she majored in music, with minors in French, English, and mathematics. Abbie is currently completing her masters degree in organ performance, studying with Todd Wilson at the Cleveland Institute of Music. During her time in Cleveland, she worked as Assistant Organist at Plymouth Church of Shaker Heights. Starting in June, Abigail will be Assistant Organist and Choirmaster at St. Paul's Cathedral in Buffalo, NY.

DAVID SCHOUT began piano study at an early age, and began organ study with Dr. Huw Lewis of Hope College at age sixteen. In 2000 he graduated with honors from Hope with a Bachelor of Music degree in organ performance. While at Hope he studied organ as a scholarship student of Dr. Lewis and piano with Charles Aschbrenner, and was organist for the Chapel Choir. During his senior year, he was a winner of the college’s annual Concerto/Aria Competition, and the second place winner of the Strader Scholarship Competition at the College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati. Recently, for three consecutive years Dave competed as a finalist in the Poister Organ Competition held at St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral, Syracuse, New York. In 2005 he earned the Master of Music degree in organ performance at the University of Michigan, where he studied with Dr. James Kibbie. A church musician since age thirteen, David is currently organist at Hope Church (Reformed Church in America) in Holland.

THE ORGANS OF DIMNENT CHAPEL

Dimnent Memorial Chapel boasts two pipe organs. The large organ in the front (‘Chancel Organ’) was built by the E. M. Skinner Organ Company of Boston, and installed in 1929, the year the Chapel was completed. The organ in the rear (‘Gallery Organ’) was built in 1970 by Pels and van Leeuwen of Alkmaar, the Netherlands. The Skinner organ recently underwent a two-year historic restoration in the workshop of the Thompson-Allen Company of New Haven, Connecticut. It was re-dedicated in January 2007.

ORGAN STUDY AT HOPE

Hope College is a four-year Christian liberal arts college affiliated with the Reformed Church in America. Organ study is available to all students on campus, regardless of their academic major. The Organ Division has a long and distinguished history of inviting to campus guest performers of international standing who come not only to perform but also to teach and meet informally with students. The most recent visiting artists at Hope include Olivier Latry (Notre Dame, Paris), Margaret Phillips (The Royal College of Organists, London), and Diane Bish (world renowned television recording artist). Beyond studying and interacting with famous visiting artists, opportunities also exist for students to study off campus. Each year the department and friends of the organ program provide funds to assist students in this endeavor. Later this month organ students will visit Paris, France, where they will play the great organs of Notre Dame, Ste. Clothilde, and Saint-Germain, churches where Louis Vierne, César Franck, and the Couperin family were organists. The College offers a wide variety of generous need- and generous talent-based scholarships. For more information about the organ program, call the Department at (616) 395-7650.