Bas Ramselaar (born 1961 in Amersfoort) is a Dutch

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singer and conductor. A graduate of the Utrechts Conservatorium, he has sung with notable ensembles such as the Berliner Symphoniker, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the

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, the Nederlands Kamerorkest etc. and has performed under conductors such as

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, Thierry Fischer,

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, Philippe Herreweghe, Robert King, Reinbert de Leeuw, Paul McCreesh,

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, among others. He is noted in particular for singing all of the bass parts in the complete Bach

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s cycle for Brilliant Classics, as well as Bach's ''

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'' and ''

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''. Ramselaar also teaches singing at

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and has been conductor of the Amersfoorts Kantate Koor & Orkest since 2011.

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