Orgel Punkt 12

Elena Roce (Sopran & Orgel) aus Pula und Jeroen Koopman (Orgel) aus Amsterdam musizieren vierhändig und im Wechsel Werke kroatischer und niederländischer Meister wie Sweelinck, Usper, Hendrik Andriessen, Herman Strategier, Albert de Klerk, Dora Pejačević, Franjo Lučić u.a.

Elena Roce (Pula, 1994) - After high school graduation in classical organ under the tutelage of Eduard Kancelar, she enrolled at the Music Academy in Zagreb, where she studied organ as her main subject. A year later, she completed her studies in solo singing with Cvetan Pelčić. In 2022 master degree (organ) at the Conservatory of Amsterdam (Matthias Havinga). In 2024 she graduated at the Early Music department (Xenia Meijer). She also studied, as side subjects, historical rhetoric and gesture with Laila Neuman, gregorian chant with Richard Bot and jazz improvisation with Sanna van Vliet. In addition to organ recitals and chamber music concerts, she regularly performs various solo, ensemble and choral singing repertoires throughout Europe, with an emphasis on Early music. Together with her colleague Krešimir Klarić, she founded the "Association for the promotion and protection of the organ heritage, Organum Histriae", which organises an international organ music festival. In addition to her role in organising and managing Organum Histriae, she is the PR director for the Pula Classical Winter concert series. She also works as a conductor, choir coach and church musician in various churches around Haarlem and Amsterdam, but also as a singing teacher (Nieuw vocaal Amsterdam).

Jeroen Koopman (Amsterdam, 1991) started his first piano and organ lessons with his father, Arthur Koopman. He continued his organ lessons with Jos van der Kooy at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague and with Pieter van Dijk at the Conservatory of Amsterdam, where he received his Master of Music diploma. He also studied with Matthias Havinga and guest teacher Louis Robilliard. As a concert organist Jeroen played at various important stages, such as the St. Bavo Church in Haarlem, the Orgelpark and the Royal Concert Hall in Amsterdam. He played also in several countries. And he followed masterclasses with Leo van Doeselaar, Ben van Oosten, Peter Planyavsky and Thierry Escaich. Since 2020 Jeroen is the main organist of the Singelkerk in Amsterdam. He also plays continuo and accompanies choirs, including Nieuw Vocaal Amsterdam. He performed with Club Classique, Camerata RCO, Cappella Amsterdam, the Netherlands Radio Choir and the Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2015 he recorded is first CD, together with his father Arthur Koopman, on the Knipscheer organ of the Noorderkerk in Amsterdam.

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