About our choir

Ben Middeldorp is a distinguished musician born in 1949. He began organ lessons at age six and completed his music studies at the Utrecht Conservatory in 1977 with diplomas in school music and organ performance. He has served as an organist at various churches, including the Gereformeerde Church and St. Maartenskerk in Tiel, and has been an active concert organist since 1978, performing internationally​.    In addition to teaching organ and piano in Tiel and working with the Zinder Cultural Center, Middeldorp organizes monthly organ concerts at St. Maartenskerk and collaborates with city carillonneur Wim Ruitenbeek​​. He was honored as a Knight in the Order of Orange-Nassau in 2009​​.    Visit Ben Middeldorp's official website.

Jonathan Kooman is a talented organist and musician affiliated with the Protestant Church in Wageningen and St. Maartenskerk in Tiel. He studied organ with Bram Beekman and Henco de Berg, and piano with Frans van der Tak at the Brabants Conservatorium in Tilburg.    In addition to his work as a church musician, Kooman accompanies various choirs, such as the Tiels Vocal Ensemble and the Tiels Madrigal Choir, and organizes monthly organ concerts. He has performed solo in countries like Germany, France, and Austria, and regularly collaborates with other choirs, soloists, and ensembles, including the Sweelinck Ensemble.    For more information, visit his official website.