Ernst de Corte & Consorten | Jules de Corte

Performers

Ernst de Corte and Consorts

• Ernst de Corte – Vocals and guitar
• Pieter Althuis – Bass
• Izak Boom – Piano, Accordion

Programme

De Toren scatters its songs’ music by Jules de Corte

About the performers

Jules de Corte (1924 – 1996) was a musician, lyricist and singer. You could call him ‘a singer-songwriter’ of his time. He became known to the general public mainly for songs like ‘Ik zou wel eens willen weten’ and ‘De vogels’. He performed for forty years on radio and television, in theatres, in pubs and prisons.

Son Ernst de Corte had a difficult relationship with his father Jules de Corte. ‘I now admire his work, but I have long resented my father for abandoning his family. That is why our contact was minimal for a while.’ Just when he and his father had started talking again, Jules de Corte fell ill and died. Heart problems had become too much for de Corte. He was 71 years old.