Organ lunchbreakconcert with Rien Donkersloot

Rien Donkersloot was born in Rotterdam in 1985. He received his first organ lessons from Arie van den Berg from Barendrecht, after which he went to study with Arjen Leistra. In June 2006 he graduated laude for the first phase, main subject teacher was Bas de Vroome. He also earned a degree in church music. He studied for the 2nd phase diploma with Ben van Oosten and Bas de Vroome. He graduated laude in June 2008. He took organ courses with Michel Chapuis, Andres Cea Galan, Harald Vogel, Olivier Latry, Zsigmond Szathmary and Thomas Trotter.

After his organ studies he studied carillon at the Dutch Carillon School in Amersfoort with Frans Haagen, Henk Verhoef and Gijsbert Kok. In 2011 he obtained his Master of Music laude. As part of his carillon studies, he researched early 20th-century Dutch carillon music. Rien has won various prizes at organ and carillon competitions at home and abroad.

Since 2012 he has been organist of the St. Joris Church in Amersfoort. He combines this position with the organist position of the Laurentius Church in Mijnsheerenland, where he plays the monumental Bätz organ. Rien is city carillonneur of Haarlem, Brielle, Goes and municipal carillonneur of Ridderkerk. He is also regularly active as an accompanist for choirs and soloists and is active as a teacher. He is an avid improviser on both the organ and the carillon.