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Frank Ezinga studied organ, piano and music theory under Jaap Zwart in the Netherlands. He followed additional classes with Anton Pauw. At age 13 Frank accompanied the worship services in the Gereformeerde Kerk (Reformed Church) in Baarn, the Netherlands, where his appointment as organist was made official in 1992. He also was the director of the church choir of Baarn-Soest. Frank was the director of the Stichts Zangkoor of Utrecht, from 1996 until his move to Canada in 1998.

In the Netherlands Frank was involved with changes regarding a new hymn book and the liturgy and the roll-out in the churches. Frank is technical advisor to the Standing Committee of the Book of Praise (Canadian Reformed Churches). Frank is the resident organist of the Canadian Reformed Church at Langley, BC.

Frank continued his music studies in Canada with Mrs. Mary McTier (Langley) and Terry Fullerton of St. Johns Shaugnessy (Vancouver). He particiapted in Organ Master Classes by Piet van der Steen (Netherlands), Naji Hakim (France), Pierre Pincemaille (Paris), Marc D'Anjou (Québec), Rachel Laurin (Montréal), Jonathan Oldengarm (Montréal) and a Choral Master Class by John Tuttle (Toronto).

Recordings

In 2007 Frank recorded and produced a CD with the new Hymns that were introduced in the Canadian Reformed Churches. He played also an organ solo CD with hymns that is produced under the Crescendo Records Label (9056). In 2009, 500 years after the birth of the Reformer John Calvin, he released a CD with singing of Genevan Psalms.

Professional Affiliation

As a member of the Nederlandse Organisten Vereniging (NOV) and the Vereniging van Gereformeerde Kerkorganisten (VGK), Frank was involved in church music and liturgy and he participated in workshops and seminars. Frank is member of the Royal Canadian College of Organists (RCCO) is Vice President of the Vancouver Centre of the RCCO. In 2001 he successfully completed the Colleague examination of the RCCO.

Choir

Since the fall of 2004 Frank is the musical director of the Fraser Valley Young Adults Choir Laudate!. The repertoire of this choir is "good quality" (classical) music. At the same time they increase their singing skills and gain more knowledge about music theory. In 2007 the choir performed Stainer's Crucifixion in Kerrisdale Presbyterian Church in Vancouver BC as well as in the Emmanuel FRC in Abbotsford BC, and in 2009 this work was performed in the Canadian Reformed Church in Langley.