Jan Verschuren (born 1962 in

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) is a Dutch organist.

Biography

Verschuren studied to become an engineer at the

Eindhoven University of Technology The Eindhoven University of Technology ( nl, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven), abbr. TU/e, is a public technical university in the Netherlands, located in the city of Eindhoven. In 2020–21, around 14,000 students were enrolled in its BSc a ...

and at the same time he practiced the organ with Hub. Houët in

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and completed it with a Premier Prix/first prize. Further more Verschuren continued under the instruction of Reitze Smits for the degree of Master of Music at the

Utrechts Conservatorium The Utrechts Conservatorium is a Conservatory of Music in Utrecht, Netherlands and part of the ''Utrecht School of the Arts'' (HKU). The conservatory opened in 1875 and is one of the eldest professional musical education institutes of the Netherla ...

, the Netherlands. Additionally he took advanced interpretation courses with Jan-Willem Jansen at the Conservatoire of Toulouse and with

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at the

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. Verschuren was appointed organist in

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and

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, the Netherlands. In 1998 he has been appointed as university organist of the

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, the Netherlands. In 2001, Verschuren succeeded Folkert Grondsma as titular-organist of the Hartebrug Church in Leiden. Moreover in 2006 Jan Verschuren has been appointed as university-organist of the Eindhoven University of Technology in Eindhoven. Organ-recitals took him to many organs in the

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, Germany, France,

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, Italy,

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and

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. Moreover, Verschuren has made CD-recordings and performed on the Dutch radio. At the end of 2002, as university organist, Verschuren was invited to perform the world premiere of ''Le loup en pierre'' by

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, an organ piece for two organs, in the

Pieterskerk, Leiden The Pieterskerk is a late-Gothic Dutch Protestant church in Leiden dedicated to Saint Peter. It is known today as the church of the Pilgrim Fathers, where the pastor John Robinson was buried. It is also the burial place of the scientist Willeb ...

Awards

In April 2002, Verschuren was awarded the medaille d’argent/silver medal of the Société Académique des Arts-Sciences-Lettres de Paris in appreciation of propagating French organ music.

References

*Dutch papers 1985–2009. *

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. *Hartebrug-church

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. *Booklet (in Dutch) Organday in

June 2000 – 2008. *Booklet (in Dutch) Smits-organday in the county of

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and the county of

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May 2000. *Booklet Euregio-concerts in province of Limburg and Germany 2006, 2007, 2008.
Aachener Newspaper August 2008

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