O Fortuna from Carmina Burana by Friends of Maple Grove

O Fortuna from Carmina Burana by Friends of Maple Grove @ Friends of Maple Grove - Online Presentation
Oct
24
O Fortuna from Carmina Burana by Friends of Maple Grove
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Join us at 4 PM on Sat 10/24/20 for this special presentation. The program will be posted on our Facebook page on 10/24/20 or can be requested via email. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8R7-vfqwYQWRQnCGKjhAIg This concert is dedicated to the famous European Opera singer Marie Van Gelder (1861-1935). Born in Amsterdam, Marie was a soprano educated at Boston Conservatory. She performed in NYC and Berlin. After 1896 she returned to the Netherlands and she sang and taught in Berlin in 1902 and 1903. Marie specialized in Wagner roles and also sang in oratorios. Later she taught and became the head of the voice department at the Women's College of Alabama. She died of a heart attack at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City on 13 Oct 1935 and was buried with her father at Maple Grove. Gerardus Martinus Van Gelder (1829-1878) was a music teacher in Holland and New York City.
Date and Time
October 24, 2020 @ 4:00 pm America/New York Timezone
Location
Friends of Maple Grove - Online Presentation
12715 Kew Gardens Rd. Kew Gardens
NY 11415
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free music concert
Categories
For Adults
Contact
Friends of Maple Grove Cemetery
3478786613
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Join us at 4 PM on Sat 10/24/20 for this special presentation. The program will be posted on our Facebook page on 10/24/20 or can be requested via email.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8R7-vfqwYQWRQnCGKjhAIg

This concert is dedicated to the famous European Opera singer Marie Van Gelder (1861-1935). Born in Amsterdam, Marie was a soprano educated at Boston Conservatory. She performed in NYC and Berlin. After 1896 she returned to the Netherlands and she sang and taught in Berlin in 1902 and 1903. Marie specialized in Wagner roles and also sang in oratorios. Later she taught and became the head of the voice department at the Women’s College of Alabama. She died of a heart attack at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City on 13 Oct 1935 and was buried with her father at Maple Grove. Gerardus Martinus Van Gelder (1829-1878) was a music teacher in Holland and New York City.