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Wijnand van de Pol was born in Alkmaar (NL) in 1938.
Since 1957 he has been living in Italy where he graduated at the Rome Conservatory of Music "St.Cecilia" in 1962 after five years of studies with Fernando Germani.
His musical studies include piano, organ, harpsichord, composition and conducting.
He followed masterclasses of Helmuth Rilling, Alan Curtis, Luigi F.Tagliavini and André Marchal.
Van de Pol teaches organ at the Conservatory of Music "F.Morlacchi" in Perugia. In Rome he has been organist and choirmaster of All Saint's Anglican Church since 1960. He is also Inspector of the Ministry of Culture and Art for the restoration and preservation of historic organs in Umbria. He is conductor of the Corale Amerina and is also part of the editorial staff of the Italian organ magazine Arte Organaria & Organistica.
Wijnand van de Pol plays in "duo" with Gabriele Catalucci (2 organs, 2 harpsichords), and has given concerts in all countries of Europe and in North-America and Canada, participating in various international festivals and making a number of recordings. He teaches in various summer courses and masterclasses both in Italy and abroad, and is often invited to be jury member of international competitions.
He is currently president of Associazione Ameria Umbra and of the Accademia Organistica Umbra, as well as artistic director for the organ concerts organized by the Ente Rocca di Spoleto.
Contact details and further information
Wijnand van de PolVia Pereira 14
05022 Amelia (TR) Italy
Tel. e Fax +390744982922
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