Waiting for the beginning of the recital. Centre is Sander Mijnster ( http://www.pbase.com/snader )
He's a CD seller in Rotterdam. On his left one of his best customers and to his right is his sister

Interior of Maassluis Nieuwe or Grote Kerk.
http://www.digitalestadmaassluis.nl/hvm/

It is a fishermen chutch, as Maassluis used to be

Ship en detail

A wooden roof

It was still light when the recital started

Organ dates from 1732, built by Rudolf Garrel. It was a gift to the church by Govert van Wijn, on the occasion of his 90th birthday. The instrument is considered as one of the best in Holland, known for its super sound and the many possibilities it has to interpret 'music from all ages'.
Feike Asma, the most known organ player and composer was linked to Maassluis and its church organ

More organ

Window commemorating the flooding of Holland in 1953, parts of Maasluis were inundated then

Says 'Drinking organ sounds with the ears' :-)

Entrance to the organ

Organ from another angle

program of the recital

Old painting of Groote or Nieuwe kerk

After the recital there was some CD selling outside the church. Sander seems interested

Shall I buy or shall I not ?? (lol)

Hans Frinking (important customer and old music connoisseur) standing in betweeb Sanders brother and sister.

Ton Koopman discussing some aspects of the new CD label se hass started (Antoine Marchand) with Sander Mijnster of Snijders CD Classique in Rotterdam

Photo made by Sander Mijnster (me on the left), more on:

http://www.pbase.com/snader/maassluis

Groote or Nieuwe Kerk

Groote or Nieuwe Kerk

Beautiful scenic Maassluis

After the recital there was some difficulty in finding a nice place to have a drink

Beautiful scenic Maassluis

We're on the right road now to a cafe

Beautiful scenic Maassluis during sunset

Sander is a fervent photographer. He was 'analogue', now he's completely 'digital'. Making good photos does not depend on the quality of the lens or film. Making as much photos as you can gives a far more better result. He likes to make photos next to the 'trodden paths'
Photo is out of focus, it just does not bother me at all!!!

An 'enhanced'photo of Sander. He likes to make b/w photos

Hans Frinking philosophizing on the well being of the CD market

Organ music makes thirsty. We had a table on the teraace outside and were teh only ones there. Double serving !!!! Every 10 minutes or so they came ask if we had any wishes. Nice people in Maassluis. I leved there for some time 30 years ago now