Concerts
ORGEL•PUNKT 12 at Basel Cathedral: Voice & Organ—Croatia and the Netherlands
Elena Roce (soprano & organ) from Pula and Jeroen Koopman (organ) from Amsterdam will perform works by Croatian and Dutch masters, playing four-handed and taking turns.
Elena Roce (soprano & organ) from Pula and Jeroen Koopman (organ) from Amsterdam perform works by Croatian and Dutch masters—such as Sweelinck, Usper, Hendrik Andriessen, Herman Strategier, Albert de Klerk, Dora Pejačević, Franjo Lučić, and others.
Elena Roce (Pula, 1994) — After graduating from high school with a focus on classical organ under the tutelage of Eduard Kancelar, she enrolled at the Music Academy in Zagreb, where she studied organ as her major. A year later, she completed her studies in solo voice with Cvetan Pelčić. In 2022, she earned a master’s degree in organ from the Conservatory of Amsterdam (under Matthias Havinga). In 2024, she graduated from the Early Music department (under Xenia Meijer). She also studied, as secondary subjects, historical rhetoric and gesture with Laila Neuman, Gregorian chant with Richard Bot, and jazz improvisation with Sanna van Vliet. In addition to organ recitals and chamber music concerts, she regularly performs a variety of solo, ensemble, and choral repertoires throughout Europe, with an emphasis on early music. Together with her colleague Krešimir Klarić, she founded the “Association for the Promotion and Protection of the Organ Heritage, Organum Histriae,” which organizes an international organ music festival. In addition to her role in organizing and managing Organum Histriae, she serves as the PR director for the Pula Classical Winter concert series. She also works as a conductor, choir coach, and church musician in various churches around Haarlem and Amsterdam, as well as a voice teacher (Nieuw vocaal Amsterdam).
Jeroen Koopman (Amsterdam, 1991) began his first piano and organ lessons with his father, Arthur Koopman. He continued his organ studies with Jos van der Kooy at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague and with Pieter van Dijk at the Conservatory of Amsterdam, where he earned his Master of Music degree. He also studied with Matthias Havinga and guest teacher Louis Robilliard. As a concert organist, Jeroen has performed at various prominent venues, such as St. Bavo Church in Haarlem, the Orgelpark, and the Royal Concert Hall in Amsterdam. He has also performed in several countries and has taken masterclasses with Leo van Doeselaar, Ben van Oosten, Peter Planyavsky, and Thierry Escaich. Since 2020, Jeroen has been the principal organist at the Singelkerk in Amsterdam. He also plays continuo and accompanies choirs, including Nieuw Vocaal Amsterdam. He has performed with Club Classique, Camerata RCO, Cappella Amsterdam, the Netherlands Radio Choir, and the Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2015, he recorded his first CD, together with his father Arthur Koopman, on the Knipscheer organ at the Noorderkerk in Amsterdam.
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Elena Roce (Pula, 1994) — After graduating from high school with a focus on classical organ under the tutelage of Eduard Kancelar, she enrolled at the Music Academy in Zagreb, where she studied organ as her major. A year later, she completed her studies in solo voice with Cvetan Pelčić. In 2022, she earned a master’s degree in organ from the Conservatory of Amsterdam (under Matthias Havinga). In 2024, she graduated from the Early Music department (under Xenia Meijer). She also studied, as secondary subjects, historical rhetoric and gesture with Laila Neuman, Gregorian chant with Richard Bot, and jazz improvisation with Sanna van Vliet. In addition to organ recitals and chamber music concerts, she regularly performs a variety of solo, ensemble, and choral repertoires throughout Europe, with an emphasis on early music. Together with her colleague Krešimir Klarić, she founded the “Association for the Promotion and Protection of the Organ Heritage, Organum Histriae,” which organizes an international organ music festival. In addition to her role in organizing and managing Organum Histriae, she serves as the PR director for the Pula Classical Winter concert series. She also works as a conductor, choir coach, and church musician in various churches around Haarlem and Amsterdam, as well as a voice teacher (Nieuw vocaal Amsterdam).
Jeroen Koopman (Amsterdam, 1991) began his first piano and organ lessons with his father, Arthur Koopman. He continued his organ studies with Jos van der Kooy at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague and with Pieter van Dijk at the Conservatory of Amsterdam, where he earned his Master of Music degree. He also studied with Matthias Havinga and guest teacher Louis Robilliard. As a concert organist, Jeroen has performed at various prominent venues, such as St. Bavo Church in Haarlem, the Orgelpark, and the Royal Concert Hall in Amsterdam. He has also performed in several countries and has taken masterclasses with Leo van Doeselaar, Ben van Oosten, Peter Planyavsky, and Thierry Escaich. Since 2020, Jeroen has been the principal organist at the Singelkerk in Amsterdam. He also plays continuo and accompanies choirs, including Nieuw Vocaal Amsterdam. He has performed with Club Classique, Camerata RCO, Cappella Amsterdam, the Netherlands Radio Choir, and the Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2015, he recorded his first CD, together with his father Arthur Koopman, on the Knipscheer organ at the Noorderkerk in Amsterdam.
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