Aafje Heynis [SEP] voice type
Aafje Heynis
Aafje Heynis (2 May 1924 – 16 December 2015) was a Dutch contralto. In 1961, she was awarded the Harriet Cohen International Music Award. A tea rose, hybridised by Buisman 1964, was named after her.
Biography.
Aafje Heynis was born in Krommenie in 1924. At the age of four she sang in a children's choir as well as with her father at the harmonium. On the advice of Jan Mienes, the conductor of the choral society in her native town, she
Aaltje Noordewier–Reddingius
Aaltje Noordewier–Reddingius (born Aaltje Reddingius; 1 September 1868, Deurne – 6 April 1949, Hilversum) was a noted Dutch classical soprano who had an active performance career in the concert repertoire from 1888 through the 1930s. She was also a celebrated voice teacher.
From 1886–90, she studied at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam. In 1893, she married painter . She was a mentor to singers such as Aafje Heynis, Erna Spoorenberg and Laurens Bogtman.
Legacy.
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