Oomen, Antoine, 1945-
Biography
Antoine Oomen is one of the leading liturgical composers in the Netherlands. Born in Amsterdam, he became a church organist at the age of 10 and entered the Amsterdam Music Conservatory as a piano student the same year. After graduating, he returned to win the highly coveted Prix d’Excellence.
At the age of 12, he became college organist at Ignatius Chapel until invited to become organist for the Student Church. It was there he first met poet Huub Oosterhuis, a pioneer of the vernacular liturgical movement in the Netherlands. Antoine continues to compose for Oosterhuis, and has more than 100 published selections in the Amsterdam Liturgical Songbook.
Antoine’s music can be challenging and emotional, as he writes to reach the hearts of the performing musicians, choir and assembly. His music career has taken him to concert halls throughout Europe. He has conducted liturgical music workshops across the United States and in Great Britain.
-- OCP website (https://www.ocp.org/en-us/artists/571/antoine-oomen)
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
So near yet so far, Translation and annotation
Introductory text and score, formatted for uniform voice and accompaniment, and vocal score, all with text translated into English by Tony Barr and Antoine Oomen.
Turn your heart to Me : music from Amsterdam, Bernard Huijbers, Antoine Oomen, Huub Oosterhuis. (Portland: OCP Publications), 1997
Selected anthologies, reference books, and critical works related to the Huijbers-Oosterhuis collection.
Wake your power : music from Amsterdam, 1994
Selected anthologies, reference books, and critical works related to the Huijbers-Oosterhuis collection.
Zomaar en dak , Audio recording
Amsterdam Dominicuskerk Easter Vigil love. 1971c CD Laat mij maar zingen I Let me sing all the more Koor van de Amsterdamse Studentenekklesia Director Tom Löwenthal Accompanist Henri Heuvelmans Koor voor nieuwe Nederlandse religeuse muziek Director Antoine Oomen Kamerkoor Helicaon Vlaanderen Director Geert Hendrixr Mirasound Amersfoort CD 399434 Stichting Leerhuis en Liturgie Amsterdam 2008
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