Orgel Blue by Aidan Plank for Orgelkids
14/02/2024
World premiere of Orgel Blue by Aidan Plank, the only US composer and the only jazz composer with a winning entry to the Orgelkids 2019
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World premiere of Orgel Blue by Aidan Plank, the only US composer and the only jazz composer with a winning entry to the Orgelkids 2019
On Saturday 18 November 2023, a special concert took place at the Domkerk in Utrecht. Maarten & Maarten, a modern miracle play with a ‘bite’.
“David and Goliath” by Tom Schmutzler, a musical fantasy for a large organ and the little Orgel Kids organ. Goliath is a character in the
A fun duet for Orgelkids kit and organ of Franz Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. 94, Movement 2, entitled It’s a Surprise! It was commissioned by the AGO SWFL for their Orgelkids program with thanks to Jonathan Birner and John Fenstermaker.
Orgelkids is also active in Hungary. Every year the “Night of the Organs” is held there, with concerts in all kinds of churches across the country. This year, two concerts were also given with the Doe organ
What sad news! Talented Canadian organist and composer Rachel Laurin (62) passed away on 13 August. In 2019, she wrote a beautiful composition especially for
Who wants to promote a beautiful instrument needs a nice tune. Orgelkids is very happy that Bart Wuilmus composed a special melody that can be
On 10 March 2023, there was an international conference in Copenhagen (Frederiksberg), organised by Orgelklubben and The Royal Danish Academy of Music. Organ teachers from
In the week around Bach’s birth date, 21 March, music is performed around the world every year in places you wouldn’t expect. In the metro,
Before Easter, the children from Mengendamm primary school had already got to know and experience the large Ott organ during a guided tour of the
The success of the Do-Organ evoked a desire among carillonneurs to develop a similar kit for a carillon. Orgelkids helped get this project up and
Father Thomas Helm blessed the newly acquired MiMa organ in the presence of Mr Franz Meier, cultural advisor Dr Fabian Kern, regional cantor Müllers, Lisa
Educational projects working with the Orgelkids organ kit can be found in many countries: