Saturday night, December 24 - LIVE: Christmas Concert from Content Organs!

Christmas at Content Organs!

On Thursday evening, December 8, Hugo van der Meij (organ) and Laurence Fierens (grand piano) provided a beautiful and atmospheric Christmas concert to from the concert hall of Content Organs. During this evening Hugo and Laurence played Christmas classics, well-known songs, but also classical works. We also sang some well-known Christmas carols together. Could you not be present? Not to worry: You are welcome to experience this unique concert online on December 24, via our YouTube-channel! The broadcast will begin at 8.00 P.M. (Dutch time)!   

The organ that will be played is Content's concert organ, the Concerto Jubileo 40. In addition, a concert grand piano, supplied by Verhoog Muziek (Nijkerk) will be played. 

Click on the image below to download the program booklet:

Musicians

Hugo van der Meij

Hugo van der Meij was born in Katwijk on March 30, 1992. From a very young age he could be found behind the piano, which resulted in piano lessons at the age of 8, from Peter Bontje. After several years of piano lessons, this was on the back burner during high school. When he was 16 he took organ lessons from Sjaak van Duijn, also in Katwijk. He was 20 years old when he took the course in choral conducting at the UCK in Utrecht. Currently Hugo is conductor of 2 men's choirs, a mixed choir and a men's ensemble. He also plays throughout the country as a choral accompanist on both organ and piano, and gives more and more solo organ concerts. Concert tours have taken Hugo to Belgium, Germany, England, France, Luxembourg and Canada. He also collaborated on more than 30 CD recordings. Besides his musical activities, Hugo works at the Hoornbeeck College in Gouda as a teacher of music and communication. Hugo is church organist in the Christelijke Gereformeerde Kerk in Katwijk, and regularly plays services in other churches. For more information please visit www.hugovandermeij.nl.

Laurence Fierens

Laurence Fierens (b. 1999) started playing the piano since the age of 7. Aged 8, he accompanied songs at children's choir rehearsals. He then took lessons with several pianists, including concert pianist Peter Bakker, Bernard Zwueste, Roeland de Reuver, Lennart Moree and American pianist Andrew Wright. In August 2015, he participated in the Dutch Premiere Concous, where he won first prize. Since then he has accompanied several choirs and numerous concerts and CD recordings followed in accompaniment of choirs, instrumentalists and vocalists. The repertoire is versatile and consists mainly of classical spiritual and modern-classical music. In daily life, he works as a policy officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Below is a photo overview of the concert, to get in the mood: