Barten, Dick jr 1931- Netherlands, Noord Scharwoude
organist, musicologist, vegetable seeds breeder and trader/director by profession, born and grew up at Oosterstraat 55 in Noord-Scharwoude, 1948-1964 organist of the Gereformeerde Kerk in Noord-Scharwoude, 1964-1998 of the Grote Kerk Nederlands Hervormde Gemeente in Schagen, 1991-2001 graduated in musicology from the University of Amsterdam, 12.dec.1991 together with his wife Maartje Barten-Vonkeman he founded the Dick Barten Organ Foundation for the maintenance and restoration of historical pipe organs, 1998-2011 freelance organist ao at the Allemanskerk in Oudkarspel, 1998-2010 gave an organ concert every year at Chiesa del Suffragio in Savignano sul Rubicone in Italy for which he composed a new organ work every year ; son of organist Dick sr (1905-1981)