Codarts Rotterdam Organclass

19/05/2026

Monday 25 May in Haarlem! The great master Nathan Laube will teach students in Sint Joseph Haarlem. Don't miss it;)

15/05/2026

Masterclass with Nathan Laube (USA)✨
🌷Codarts Conservatorium Rotterdam and Conservatorium van Amsterdam 🌷
"Organ music of the 19th and 20th century and organ transcription"
25th of May 2026, 12:00 - 18:00
Church St Joseph (Sint Josephkerk), Haarlem

Participation for the students of the Conservatories in The Netherlands is free.
Passive and active participants and organ friends are welcome, we appreciate a small donation for the church St Joseph.

We kindly ask for a registration by emailing to:
[email protected] - in order to ensure enough space and time. Looking forward to seeing you and working on music together !

With man thanks to Erik Jan Eradus for his hospitality at St Joseph Haarlem.

27/03/2026

Vandaag hebben we toelatingsexamens orgel in Schiedam. Met Bas de Vroome, Christian Schmitt, Zuzana Ferjencikova en Geerten Liefting.

02/03/2026

Message from Zuzana

Masterclass: Zuzana Ferjenčíková
Romanticism – Ways of organ interpretation through transcription, registration, expression
St. John’s Church, Korkeavuorenkatu 12, Helsinki

Zuzana Ferjenčíková’s masterclass will focus especially on organ transcriptions, but also more broadly on symphonic organ music.

We have still free places for passive students. You can enroll in by sending an email to [email protected].

Don't hesitate to ask about possibilities for participating as active student, too.

Course fees:

Passive participation: €30/day (non-member), €15/day (member of Organum Society)

Active participation of two days: €160 (non-member), €130 (member of Organum Society), 100 € (student member of Organum Society)

02/03/2026

New video from Zuzana!

Masterclass: Zuzana Ferjenčíková
Romanticism – Ways of organ interpretation through transcription, registration, expression
St. John’s Church, Korkeavuorenkatu 12, Helsinki

Zuzana Ferjenčíková’s masterclass will focus especially on organ transcriptions, but also more broadly on symphonic organ music.

We have still free places for passive students. You can enroll in by sending an email to [email protected].

Don't hesitate to ask about possibilities for participating as active student, too.

Course fees:

Passive participation: €30/day (non-member), €15/day (member of Organum Society)

Active participation of two days: €160 (non-member), €130 (member of Organum Society), 100 € (student member of Organum Society)

19/02/2026

Last saturday 14 February, our great teacher and colleague Christian Schmitt turned 50 and celebrated his birthday that day! Congrats Christian!

Watch here one of his fantastic recordings:

Philharmonic Hall EssenJesuit Church HeidelbergThanks to Orgelbau Kuhn and Michael GrüberVideo: www.lastwave.de

06/02/2026

Meet the organ teachers of Codarts!

Today: Geerten Liefting, teacher of Organ improvisation

Geerten Liefting studied Organ, Church music, Composition with Reitze Smits, Wim Henderickx, Luc van Hove and Improvisation with Hayo Boerema.
He is titulair organist of the St. Bonaventura in Woerden and also assistent organist of Grote of St. Laurenskerk Rotterdam.
He won first and second prizes in improvisation competitions in Haarlem, Schwäbisch-Gmuend, Münster, Luxemburg, Biarritz and also won the Hinsz composition competition in Kampen.
Geerten performs widely as an organist and improviser, and regularly gives recitals in which he accompanies silent film with organ improvisations.
Since September 2025, He has been teaching organ improvisation at Codarts.

Recording: improvisation 'Final' from St Laurenskerk Rotterdam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNsu81LXGGU

20/01/2026

Today we have organ exams in this beautiful place in The Hague 👌