Bert Matter (born 1937) is a Dutch minimalist composer and organist.
Matter was born in 1937 in Baambrugge, where his father was a church minister. At the age of 20, he graduated from the Rotterdams Conservatorium. Since 1960, he taught organ at the musical school in Deventer, and later also in Arnhem and at the Utrechts Conservatorium. Since 1969, Matter has been an organist at Saint Walpurga Church in Zutphen.[1] He retired from this position in 2002 and was succeeded by Klaas Stok.[2]
For some time, he served as the chief editor of Het Orgel, the official publication of the Dutch Organist Society.[1]
In 2012, Matter was awarded the Sweelinck Prize, the Dutch prize awarded to persons with an outstanding contribution to organ music. Matter received the prize for his role in the education of young organists, for his improvisation talent, as well as for his compositions which are known internationally.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Hebing, Theo (15 February 2019). "Bert Matter benoemd tot cantoororganist Walburgiskerk". Zutphen (in Dutch). p. 23.
- ^ Knijff, Jan-Piet (2003). "Bert Matter retires after 33 years in Zutphen". Het Orgel. No. 1.
- ^ "Uitreiking Sweelinckprijs aan Bert Matter". Orgel Nieuws (in Dutch). 30 August 2012.