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.

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List of choral works

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• Absalom, mijn zoon   ( Finale 2004 )
• Het Lied van de Boog   Finale 2004
• Het Lied van de Put

• Hooglied van Salomo (Song of Songs)
  1. Overstelp mij   ( Finale 2004 )
  2. Wel ben ik donker   ( Finale 2004 )
  3. De tuin der liefde   ( Finale 2004 )
• Ik ben een krokus   ( Finale 2004 )
• Lamentations of Jeremiah
  1. Klaagliederen lectio prima   ( Finale 2004 )
  2. Klaagliederen lectio secunda
  3. Klaagliederen lectio tertia   ( Finale 2004 )
• Non clamor, sed amor   ( Finale 2004 )
• Tirsi morir volea   ( [ Finale 2004] )
• Vox in Rama   ( Finale 2004 )

Traditional arrangements

Christmas

• It was poor little Jesus   ( Finale 2004 )
• Klein Jezuken   ( Finale 2004 )
• O kom, Immanuel   ( Finale 2004 )
• Sweet little Jesus boy   ( Finale 2004 )

Irish-Scottish

• Coulter's Candy   ( Finale 2004 )
• Down by the Salley Gardens
• Gabhaim Molta Bhríde
• I'll tell me Ma   ( Finale 2004 )
• Mingulay   ( Finale 2004 )
• Silent, O! Moyle
• Siubhail a Gradh   ( Finale 2004 )
• The deil's awa' wi' th' exciseman   ( Finale 2004 )
• The Singing Bird
• Will ye go, lassie, go   ( Finale 2004 )

Yiddish

• Ahz der Rebbe Elimelech   ( Finale 2004 )
• Mayn Yingele   ( Finale 2004 )
• Ot azoi neit a shnaider   ( Finale 2004 )
• Rozhinkes mit mandlen   ( Finale 2004 )
• Schlof mayn Kind   ( Finale 2004 )

My grandmother's songs

• Aan den Nacht
• De Leliën
• Herinneringen
• Het Angelus
• Moederke alleen
• Wees gegroet!Volschoone lentetijd

Slave songs

• No more   ( Finale 2004 )
• O freedom   ( Finale 2004 )

Spirituals

• Swing low sweet chariot   ( Finale 2004 )

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