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Pieter William Kee (born August 30, 1927) is a Dutch organist and composer. Born in Zaandam, Netherlands, he studied organ, piano and composition at the Amsterdam Conservatory, obtaining the Prix d'Excellence, and won first prize at the annual Haarlem International Improvisation Competition three times in succession (1953 to 1955). This was the start of a worldwide career as a concert organist. He taught at the Music Lyceum and Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam from 1954 until 1988, and at the Haarlem International Summer Academy for Organists. He was organist of the Hagerbeer-Schnitger organ in St. Laurens church in Alkmaar from 1952 to 1987, and city organist of the world-famous Müller organ at St. Bavo church in Haarlem from 1956 until 1989. His improvisation skills are renowned. His compositions now include the "Haarlem Concerto", which received its first performance by Thomas Trotter in March 2006. His numerous recordings, several of which received awards, include a series of CDs on the Chandos label, covering the repertoire from Sweelinck to Messiaen, recorded on important European historical instruments. In 1988, with Olivier Messiaen he received an Honorary Fellowship from the Royal College of Organists. In February 2014 several of his compositions were performed in a "Composer's Portrait" concert at the (Orgelpark ) in Amsterdam. This included a version of ''The Organ'' for five pipe organs. See the full program (here ). ==Compositions== The list below is selective. Publishers include (Bärenreiter-Verlag ) (BA), (Donemus )(D), Harmonia (H), Hinrichsen/Peters (HP) and (Boeijenga Music Publications ) (BO). Recent compositions (see further below for details) include: * Organ and panpipes - Magic Pipes. Premiered on September 11, 2012 in St Bavo, with Matthijs Koene panpipes, and Jos van der Kooy organ. The piece was performed by the same artists at Bogazici University, Istanbul in November 2012. * Carillon - Kampanella ((see and hear the premiere )). * Organ and alto saxophone(s) – Performance. * Organ - Three Organ Pieces. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Piet Kee」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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