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Concert at Victoria Hall, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, by Gert van Hoef on August 15, 2015

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0:30 Entree
1:02 Toccata in F BWV 540 - J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
10:18 Speech
14:34 Hope - Yiruma (197:cool:
18:35 Danse Macabre - C. Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
26:33 Is uwe lamp wel brandend Improvisation - Gert van Hoef (1994-)
33:23 Allegro Symphony No. 6 Opus 42 - C.M Widor (1844-1937)
43:14 Pirates of the Caribbean - H. F. Zimmer (1957) arr, Gert van Hoef
50:26 Symphony No. 9 Opus 96 (Part 4) New World symphony - A.Dvoràk (1841 -1904)
104:08 Heer U bent mijn leven Improvisation - Gert van Hoef (1994-)
 
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It wasn't long ago that Gert began to play organ by ear, then learned to read music. He soon set a goal to become an internationally known concert organist. I believe this is his first live concert outside his native country, The Netherlands.

Gert's adaptation from a piano score of Dvorák's symphonic work (shown at 50:35) shows great musical talent, as do his other arrangements which began as improvisations.


The Dvorák piece can also be seen here, with about 50 changes of registration:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yC1ipMfCxqw
 
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