Margriet Tindemans
Margriet E. Tindemans (March 26, 1951 – December 31, 2014) was a musician, specializing in medieval music.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Margaretha E. Tindemans |
| Born | March 26, 1951 Nederweert, the Netherlands |
| Died | December 31, 2014 (aged 63) Seattle, Washington, USA |
| Genres | Early Music, Baroque Music |
| Instrument(s) | Viola da Gamba, Vielle, Fiddle |
| Labels | Harmonia Mundi, Erato, Wildboar, Musica Omnia, Landor |
The fourth child of Wilhelmina Coenen and Henricus Tindemans, Margriet demonstrated her musical talents early, and was named first violin in the National Youth Orchestra of the Netherlands.[1] After Conservatory studies in Maastricht, then Brussels, Belgium, and Basel, Switzerland, she became an early member of Sequentia.[2] She toured with that group for nine years until relocating to Seattle in 1986. There she founded the Medieval Women’s Choir,[3] was an artist in residence at the University of Washington, served as director of the Port Townsend Early Music Workshop, and was a faculty member of the Cornish College of the Arts.
Ensembles
- Sequentia
- Royal Dutch Opera
- Newberry Consort
- The King's Noyse (archive from 29 June 2009)
- The Folger Consort
- Seattle Baroque Orchestra
- Medieval Women’s Choir
- Pacific MusicWorks
References
- "Margaretha E. Tindemans Obituary", Seattle Times, accessed March 15, 2015.
- "Margriet Tindemans (1951–2014)", Sequentia.org, accessed March 15, 2015
- "Founding Artistic Director In Memoriam", Medievalwomenschoir.org, accessed March 15, 2015
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