Maria Blom (1914 – 1994) was a 20th-century Dutch
carillonneur and the first woman to work as a professional carillonneur in the Netherlands.
Life and career
Blom served as the
carillonneur of the
Sint Janskerk
The Sint Janskerk in Gouda, the Netherlands, is a large Gothic church, known especially for its stained glass windows, for which it has been placed on the list of the top 100 Dutch monuments.
History
The church is dedicated to John the Baptist ...
in
Gouda
Gouda may refer to:
* Gouda, South Holland, a city in the Netherlands
** Gouda (pottery), style of pottery manufactured in Gouda
** Gouda cheese, type of cheese originally made in and around Gouda
** Gouda railway station
* Gouda, Western Cape, a s ...
from 1943-1985, and also played in
IJsselstein and
Kamerik.
In a 1960 interview for a women’s magazine, Blom recounted how her private teacher Ferdinand Timmermans temporarily ceased teaching her, given that she had little hope of being accepted to the
Royal Carillon School "Jef Denyn"
The Royal Carillon School "Jef Denyn" ( nl, Koninklijke Beiaardschool "Jef Denyn"; informally also the Mechelen carillon school) is a music school in Mechelen, Belgium, that specializes in the carillon. It is the first and largest carillon ...
as a woman.
Unruffled, she hosted a summer concert series one year of exclusively women performers. She also established Gouda's famed Candle Night tradition with
mobile carillon.
References
External links
Finding aid for the Sint Janskerk at the Anton Brees Carillon Library
Carillonneurs
Dutch keyboardists
20th-century classical musicians
Dutch women musicians
Women organists
Dutch organists
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