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Mieke van Laren (Mezzo-soprano)

Born: Rotterdam, the Netherlands

The Dutch lyrical mezzo-soprano, Mieke van Laren, earned as a performing musician and teaching musician degrees. Over the years she has developed her own vision in making music and teaching.

Since her graduation, Mieke van Laren has worked as a lecturer in classical singing at ToBe cultuurcentrum and has a thriving private teaching practice. She gives voice training to choirs, workshops and also voice coach.

As a performer Mieke van Laren is very active. Together with her brother Arjan Roos (percussion) she forms a duo Sub Rosa since 2007. She sings in choirs and small ensembles. Since 1999, she sings in the core of Cappella Amsterdam (Director: Daniel Reuss). She also sings with the Nederlands Kamerkoor since 2011, De Nederlandse Bachvereniging (Director: Jos van Veldhoven) since 2011, Nieuw Nederlands Vocaal Ensemble since 2013, and Collegium Vocale Gent (Director: Philippe Herreweghe). As a soloist, she sings in recitals and arias from the Passions and cantatas of Bach, She cuyrrently lives in Schiedam, the Netherlands.


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Sources:
Haagsch Impresariaa Website, English translation by Aryeh Oron (June 2016)
Mieke van Laren profile on Facebook
Contributed by
Aryeh Oron (June 2016)

Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Conductor

As

Works

Frans Brüggen

Alto

Member of Cappella Amsterdam:
[CV-1] (2008, Video): BWV 106, BWV 198

Daniel Reuss

Alto

Member of Cappella Amsterdam
Video (2012):
BWV 232 [2nd]
Audio (2016):
BWV 234, BWV 191

Links to other Sites

Mieke van Laren on Facebook
Mieke van Laren (Haagsch Impresariaa) [Dutch]


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