Hayo Boerema
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Making the organ accessible to a wide audience, that is what has inspired Hayo Boerema, organist titular of the Grote of St. Laurenskerk in Rotterdam, for more than twenty years.
In addition to being a performing musician, he also works as a composer, teacher at the Rotterdam Conservatory Codarts and as a jury member of various organ competitions in
at home and abroad.
In his performance practice, Hayo likes to look for contrasts and extremes in the compositions of both established and contemporary composers in order to captivate the traditional music lover and the more experimental music lover. His repertoire ranges from Sweelinck to contemporary music with plenty of room for Bach, Messiaen and French music from the twentieth century.
CD recordings by Hayo Boerema are regularly awarded the highest marks by the press.
Hayo not only works as a soloist, but also regularly collaborates with choirs and instrumental ensembles.
In the search for new ways and forms, he increases the appeal of the organ. His cross-over collaborations with other artists who also dare to experiment led to the
In recent years, I have been leading to interesting projects with jazz musicians, painters, singers, guitarists, percussionists, writers and projection artists.
Over the years, Hayo has composed extensively for the Laurenscantorij, Wishful Singing, the National Children's and Youth Choir, The Gents and several other vocal and instrumental ensembles.
