André Knevel


André Knevel is a Canadian concert organist, arranger, accompanist, and organ teacher. He performs the works of major organ composers and also improvises on well-known themes and hymn melodies.

Early life and education

Knevel was born in Bussum, Netherlands to Gerrit Knevel, an architect and Dirkje Willemijndje Knevel-Slot, a homemaker. He started taking organ and piano lessons at eight years old. His performed his first official organ recital at age 19, and was appointed as church organist in Hilversum.
After immigrating to Canada in 1975, Knevel took up residence in St. Catharines, Ontario. His Royal Conservatory studies were completed with Dr. John Tuttle, Associate Professor of the University of Toronto.

Career

Knevel has given many recitals throughout Canada, United States, Germany, Russia, Poland, Czech Republick, Europe, and South Africa. Each summer he tours in the Netherlands, where he performs between 30 and 40 concerts on many of the large pipe organs across the country. He has also given recitals on the organs of Wittenberg and Torgau, Germany and in cathedrals of Bucharest and Timișoara, Romania.
Knevel is the regular organist of the Mattaniah Christian Male Choir from Dundas, Ontario and a frequent guest organist for other choirs, including Musica Sacra Chorus and the Ottawa Carleton Male Choir, among others. He has served as an accompanist for solo instruments such as flute, panflute, violin, harp and piano. He regularly records and performs with panflutist Liselotte Rokyta
Knevel has published 30 organ solo recordings and contributed to many other recordings with choirs and other solo instrumentalists. Fellow organists Lenard Verkamman and Pieter Heykoop have both worked as registration assistants for several of André's recordings.
Knevel maintains a full teaching schedule for both organ and piano at his home and in several nearby private schools.

Discography

Solo

André Knevel has issued the following Dutch chorale preludes and organ solos in sheetmusic, which typically originate as improvisations from recordings, and are later transcribed for publication. They are published in both standard notation as well as in klavarskribo