Jan Boogaarts

Jan Boogaarts is a conductor and organ player. He was born in Helmond, The Netherlands in 1934 and studied at both the Brabants Conservatory in Tilburg and the Royal Conservatory in The Hague. His main subjects were piano, organ, choir direction and school music. He mastered his doctorate exam in music science at the State University of Utrecht. He was professor choir direction at the Brabant Conservatory from 1969 until 1983 and scientific associate and teacher in music science at the State University of Utrecht. Next to many side activities to the above, he has been active as organ advisor since 1967. Since that time, he has been involved in projects in Nijmegen, Arnhem, The Hague, Den Dungen, Cuijk, Saint-Oedenrode, Geldrop and Boxtel. From 1973 until 1989, he was organ advisor for the Provincial Gelder Monument Commission. Jan Bogaarts was involved in countless recordings of especially Gregorian choir releases. He was awarded the Papal medal of "Commander in the Order of Saint Gregorius The Great" by the Vatican on the 3rd of February 2007".