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Daniël Elgersma (Counter-tenor)

Born: 1988 - The Netherlands

The Dutch counter-tenor, Daniël Elgersma, started singing as a boy soprano at age 6 in the Martini Boyschoir Sneek where he soon became a chorister. As a counter-tenor he obtained a Bachelor and Master degree in Early Music singing at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague, where he studied with Lenie van den Heuvel, Michael Chance, Peter Kooy and Jill Feldman.

On his 17th Daniël Elgersma made his debut as a counter-tenor soloist in J.S. Bach's Christmas Oratorio (BWV 248). Other activities soon followed such as J.S. Bach's alto-solo cantata Geist und Seele wird verwirret (BWV 35) with Klaas Stok, a solo recital on Purcell’s music in collaboration with Lucy van Dael and performances in J.S. Bach's St. John Passion (BWV 245) and St. Matthew Passion (BWV 244), motets, masses and cantatas, George Frideric Handel's Messiah, Antonio Vivaldi's Magnificat and Gloria, Charpentier’s Messe de Minuit and Te Deum, Gilles' Requiem and more. He also specializes in early ensemble repertoire, such as Machaut’s Messe de Notre Dame, Tallis’ Lamentatio de Jeremiae, Das Schwanengesang by Heinrich Schütz, Homo Melancholicus, Lagrime di San Pietro and Magnus Opus Musicum by Orlando di Lasso.

Daniël Elgersma sings with Vox Luminis (Director: Lionel Meunier), Gesualdo Consort Amsterdam (Director: Harry van der Kamp), Egidius Quartet (Director: Peter de Groot), Ton Koopman and Daniel Reuss.

Recent performances as a soloist include J.S. Bach's cantatas with Lars Ulrik Mortensen and Masaaki Suzuki, and Purcell’s King Arthur with Jean Tubéry.


Sources:
Daniel Elgersma Website
Photos: © Renskaphotography
Contributed by
Aryeh Oron (June 2015)

Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Conductor

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Works

Lionel Meunier

Alto

Member of Vox Luminis:
C-2 (2016):
BWV 106, BWV 150, BWV 131, BWV 12
[C-4] (2018): BWV 4
Motets of Bach Family, including:
Johann Christoph Bach: Motet Der Gerechte, ob er gleich zu zeitlich stirb
J.S. Bach: Motet Ich lasse dich nicht, BWV Anh 159
Johann Christoph Bach: Motet Merk auf, mein Herz und sieh dorthin, BWV Anh 163
[V-4] (2017, Video): BWV 232 [1st recording]
[VV-5] (2021, Video): BWV 232 [2nd recording]
[V-3] (2017): BWV 243 [2nd recording]
[VV-3] (2018, Video): BWV 243 [3rd recording], BWV 232/Mvt. 17

Lars Ulrik Mortensen

Alto

[P-1] (2018, Audio): G.F. Handel: Brockes Passion, HWV 48 [1st recording]
[P-2] (2019): G.F. Handel: Brockes Passion, HWV 48 [2nd recording]

Daniel Reuss

Alto

Video (2016): BWV 234, BWV 191

Daniel Reuss

Altoo

Member of Cappella Amsterdam
Video (2016):
BWV 234, BWV 191

Jos van Veldhoven

Alto

[AB-245] (2017, AOB Video): BWV 245 [2nd recording]

Links to other Sites

Daniel Elgersma - Countertenor (Official Website)
Daniel Elgersma countertenor on Facebook


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