with support of
Corpus Christi Church
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Annemieke Spoelstra (press release)
 Annemieke Spoelstra was born in Kampen, The Netherlands, and started piano lessons at age seven. She studied classical piano at the Conservatory in Zwolle, The Netherlands, and then studied Art Song Accompaniment at the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam as a duo with German tenor Immo Schröder. During all studies she has often been asked as collaborative artist at several conservatories and national and international competitions for different instruments and voices.
At age 21, Annemieke was First Prize winner at the Dutch National competition Young Music Talent Nederland for best accompanist. She was praised for her touch and coloring.
In 1997 she was First Prize winner for Music Student of the Year for her final recital. The jury report wrote, “She shows great intellect in music pedagogy and is a sensible, great performer, with well-balanced programs.”
In 2001 she was a finalist in Paris at the international Nadia and Lili Boulanger competition.
Since January 2004, she has been a US resident in Burlington, Vermont. She performs solo, teaches piano at St. Michael’s College and at her studio and coaches vocalists and instrumentalists for auditions, competitions and performances.
She plays accessible, evocative works on the solo recording, which features primarily 19th-century Romantic composers.
Annemieke Spoelstra has performed concerts in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, the USA.
Her first album “toccare” was released in fall 2009.
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Program
Music by Frederic Chopin (1810-1849):
Etude in Ab major, opus 25 nr., Allegro sostenuto
Fantaisie-Impromptus in C# minor, opus 66, Allegro agitato
Waltz in C# minor, opus 64 nr.2, Tempo giusto
Waltz in E minor, opus posthume, Vivace
Etude in C minor, opus 10 nr.12, Allegro con fuoco
Polonaise in C minor, opus 40 nr.2, Allegro maestoso
Polonaise in F# minor, opus 44, Moderato
Nocturne in C# minor, opus posthume, Lento con gran espressione
Nocturne in C# minor, opus 48 nr.2, Andantino
Nocturne in Bb minor, opus 9 nr.1, Larghetto
Ballade in G minor, opus 23, Largo
Thursday, September 23 | 6.00 pm
CityLoftArt -
Miami Design District
61, NE 40th Street
Miami
P: 305 438 9006
C: 305 491 0492
Friday, September 24 | 8.00 pm **
Alliance Française de Miami - 618 SW 8th Steet Miami
P: 305 859 8760
Saturday, September 25 | 8.00 pm **
Corpus Christi Church - 3220 NW 7th Avenue Miami
P: 305 635 1331
Sunday, September 26 | 6.00 pm
Steinway Piano Gallery - 4104 Ponce de Leon Blvd
Coral Gables
P: 305 774 9878
** Entrance: $10 / Entrance + CD: $20
Refreshments will be served before the concert at the Alliance Française
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