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André Knevel | |
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Born | Bussum, Netherlands | 13 January 1950
Genres | Classical |
Occupations | Organist, arranger, organ and piano teacher |
Instrument(s) | Pipe organ, piano |
Years active | 1969–present |
Labels | Vista, Jubal Records, Mirasound, STH Records, Audiocraft Productions |
Website | andreknevel.com |
André Knevel (born 13 January 1950) is a Canadian concert organist,[ citation needed] arranger, accompanist and organ teacher. He performs the works of major organ composers and also improvises on well-known themes and hymn melodies.
Knevel was born in Bussum, Netherlands, to Gerrit Knevel, an architect and Dirkje Willemijndje Knevel-Slot, a homemaker. He started taking organ and piano lessons at eight years old. His performed his first official organ recital at age 19, and was appointed as church organist in Hilversum.
After migrating to Canada in 1975, Knevel took up residence in St. Catharines, Ontario. [1] His Royal Conservatory studies were completed with Dr. John Tuttle, associate professor[ ambiguous] of the University of Toronto. [2]
Knevel has given recitals in Canada, [3] United States, Germany, Russia, Poland, Czech Republick, Europe, [4] and South Africa. Each summer, he tours in the Netherlands, where he performs between 30 and 40 concerts on many of the large pipe organs in the country. [2] [5] He has also given recitals on the organs of Wittenberg and Torgau in Germany and in the cathedrals of Bucharest and Timișoara, Romania. [6]
Knevel is the regular organist of the Mattaniah Christian Male Choir from Dundas, Ontario[ citation needed] and a frequent guest organist for other choirs, including Musica Sacra Chorus and the Ottawa Carleton Male Choir, among others. He has served as an accompanist for solo instruments such as flute, panflute, violin, harp and piano. He regularly records and performs with panflutist Liselotte Rokyta [7][ failed verification]
Knevel has published 30 organ solo recordings and contributed to many other recordings with choirs and other solo instrumentalists. Fellow organists Lenard Verkamman and Pieter Heykoop have both worked as registration assistants for several of André's recordings. [8]
Knevel maintains a full teaching schedule for both organ and piano at his home and in several nearby private schools.[ citation needed]
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biography of a living person does not
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references or sources. (October 2016) |
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biography of a living person does not
include any
references or sources. (October 2016) |
Knevel has issued the following Dutch chorale preludes and organ solos in sheet music, which typically originate as improvisations from recordings, and are later transcribed for publication. They are published in both standard notation as well as in klavarskribo
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André Knevel | |
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Born | Bussum, Netherlands | 13 January 1950
Genres | Classical |
Occupations | Organist, arranger, organ and piano teacher |
Instrument(s) | Pipe organ, piano |
Years active | 1969–present |
Labels | Vista, Jubal Records, Mirasound, STH Records, Audiocraft Productions |
Website | andreknevel.com |
André Knevel (born 13 January 1950) is a Canadian concert organist,[ citation needed] arranger, accompanist and organ teacher. He performs the works of major organ composers and also improvises on well-known themes and hymn melodies.
Knevel was born in Bussum, Netherlands, to Gerrit Knevel, an architect and Dirkje Willemijndje Knevel-Slot, a homemaker. He started taking organ and piano lessons at eight years old. His performed his first official organ recital at age 19, and was appointed as church organist in Hilversum.
After migrating to Canada in 1975, Knevel took up residence in St. Catharines, Ontario. [1] His Royal Conservatory studies were completed with Dr. John Tuttle, associate professor[ ambiguous] of the University of Toronto. [2]
Knevel has given recitals in Canada, [3] United States, Germany, Russia, Poland, Czech Republick, Europe, [4] and South Africa. Each summer, he tours in the Netherlands, where he performs between 30 and 40 concerts on many of the large pipe organs in the country. [2] [5] He has also given recitals on the organs of Wittenberg and Torgau in Germany and in the cathedrals of Bucharest and Timișoara, Romania. [6]
Knevel is the regular organist of the Mattaniah Christian Male Choir from Dundas, Ontario[ citation needed] and a frequent guest organist for other choirs, including Musica Sacra Chorus and the Ottawa Carleton Male Choir, among others. He has served as an accompanist for solo instruments such as flute, panflute, violin, harp and piano. He regularly records and performs with panflutist Liselotte Rokyta [7][ failed verification]
Knevel has published 30 organ solo recordings and contributed to many other recordings with choirs and other solo instrumentalists. Fellow organists Lenard Verkamman and Pieter Heykoop have both worked as registration assistants for several of André's recordings. [8]
Knevel maintains a full teaching schedule for both organ and piano at his home and in several nearby private schools.[ citation needed]
![]() | This section of a
biography of a living person does not
include any
references or sources. (October 2016) |
![]() | This section of a
biography of a living person does not
include any
references or sources. (October 2016) |
Knevel has issued the following Dutch chorale preludes and organ solos in sheet music, which typically originate as improvisations from recordings, and are later transcribed for publication. They are published in both standard notation as well as in klavarskribo