Monday, April 15, 2019

Marcel Beekman

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'''Marcel Beekman''' (born 3 September 1969) is a Dutch operatic [[tenor]].<ref>[http://bit.ly/2V0G70q Short biography] on Bach Cantatas Website</ref><ref>[http://bit.ly/2KExg0t Marcel Beekman – tenor]</ref>

Born in [[Zwolle]], at first Beekman studied piano and singing in Zwolle with Frouke Vonk, where he already took part in church choirs as [[boy soprano]]. His first recording appeared in 1982. In 1993 he completed his vocal studies at the Meander Conservatory in Zwolle and continued his education with Margreet Honig<ref>[http://bit.ly/2V0G7NY Margreet Honig] on Conservatorium van Amsterdam</ref> in Amsterdam.

Beekman sings with renowned orchestras such as the [[Berliner Philharmoniker]], the [[Münchner Philharmoniker]], the [[Musica Antiqua Köln]], the [[Asko/Schönberg|Schönberg Ensemble]], the Sinfonietta Amsterdam, the [[Netherlands Bach Society]], the [[Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra]], the [[Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra]] among others and performs at international festivals. His repertoire includes [[baroque music]] ([[François Couperin]], [[Georg Friedrich Händel]] etc.), [[Johann Sebastian Bach]] and 20th-century composers ([[Frank Martin (composer)|Frank Martin]], [[Arthur Honegger]], [[Carl Orff]], [[Benjamin Britten]] etc.). With [[Pieter Jan Leusink]] and the Holland Boys Choir he recorded the complete [[Bach cantata]]s. Beekman regularly gives recitals with Hans Adolfsen<ref>[http://bit.ly/2KETEqj Hans Adolfsen] on AllMusic</ref> (piano). On the opera stage he sang in Monteverdi's ''[[L’Orfeo]]'' (Pastore), Rameau's ''[[Les Indes Galantes]]'' (Valère und Damon), in Gluck' ''[[Alceste (Gluck)|Alceste]]'' (Apollopriester) and Brack Weaver in K. Weill's ''[[Down in the Valley (opera)|Down in the Valley]]'', as well as the title role in [[Willem Breuker]]s opera ''Jona''.

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