Maria Blom (carillonneur) explained

Maria Blom (1914 – 1994) was a 20th-century Dutch carillonneur and the first woman to work as a professional carillonneur in the Netherlands.[1] [2]

Life and career

Blom served as the carillonneur of the Sint Janskerk in Gouda from 1943-1985, and also played in IJsselstein and Kamerik.[3] [4] 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" as a woman.[5] 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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maria Blom. Carillontorens.com. 2020-02-22.
  2. Web site: Streekarchief Midden-Holland. Samh.nl. 2020-04-03.
  3. Book: Abels, P. H. A. M.. Duizend jaar Gouda: een stadsgeschiedenis. 2002. Uitgeverij Verloren. 978-90-6550-717-4. nl.
  4. Book: Weel, Heleen van der. Klokkenspel: het carillon en zijn bespelers tot 1800. 2008. Uitgeverij Verloren. 978-90-8704-061-1. nl.
  5. December 1960. 'Vivos Voco': Maria Blom, Neêrlands enige beiaardierster. Moeder Vrouwenpost. 769–770.