Willem Verkaik

Willem Verkaik

Life

Born: 25 November 1943

Biography

Born and raised in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, he studied at Delft University to gain the title of Ingenieur in Mechanical Engineering. He started singing, and improved his singing techniques through private lessons. As a tenor he sang in such ensembles as Arti Vocali, Pentacost, Capella Carolina, Kapel van de Lage Landen. He attended the Kurt Thomas course in The Hague and became a choral conductor, arranger and composer.

See also: Willem Verkaik's editor page.

List of choral works

• For works at CPDL sorted alphabetically by title, see Willem Verkaik compositions

Sacred Music Absalom, mijn zoon Het Lied van de Boog Het Lied van de Put Hooglied van Salomo (Song of Songs) Overstelp mij Wel ben ik donker De tuin der liefde Ik ben een krokus Lamentations of Jeremiah Klaagliederen lectio prima Klaagliederen lectio secunda Klaagliederen lectio tertia Magnificat Non clamor, sed amor Vox in Rama Secular Music Tirsi morir volea Ill fares the land Traditional arrangements Christmas It was poor little Jesus Klein Jezuken O kom, Immanuel Sweet little Jesus boy Irish-Scottish Coulter's Candy Down by the Salley gardens Gabhaim Molta Bhríde I'll tell me Ma Mingulay Silent, O! Moyle Siubhail a Gradh The deil's awa' wi' th' exciseman The Singing Bird Will ye go, lassie, go

Yiddish Ahz der Rebbe Elimelech Mayn Yingele Ot azoi neit a shnaider Rozhinkes mit mandlen Schlof mayn Kind My grandmother's songs Aan den Nacht De Leliën Herinneringen Het Angelus Moederke alleen Wees gegroet!Volschoone lentetijd Slave songs No more O freedom Spirituals By and by Get on board, little children I couldn't hear nobody pray Jacob's ladder Lay this body down One more river to cross Roll, Jordan, roll Swing low sweet chariot You may bury me in the East

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