“Bach at the Barn” Annemieke McLane

Pianist Annemieke (Spoelstra) McLane was born in the Netherlands and studied for her Masters in Piano Performance at the conservatory in Zwolle with Rudy de Heus. She received the Student of the Year Award for her final recital, for sensitive playing and well balanced programs. Besides her solo playing, she was collaborative pianist at the conservatories of Zwolle, Arnhem, Rotterdam, Amsterdam for different instrumentalists and vocalists. At the Sweelinck conservatory of Amsterdam she specialized in ArtSong Accompaniment. She received at age 21 the National Young Music Talent Award for best accompanist. Praised for her toucher and coloring. After her Master's Degree she studied privately with Tan Crone in Amsterdam (who had studied with Rudolf Serkin and Nadia Boulanger.)

Annemieke was finalist in Paris for the Lily and Nadia Boulanger competition. She had masterclasses with Rudolf Jansen, Elly Ameling, Miranda van Kralingen, Benjamin Rawitz, Roger Vignoles, Tan Crone, Peter Serkin, Noel Lee, Shmuel Magen. Annemieke lives in Sharon, VT with her husband accordionist Jeremiah McLane and their son. She teaches at her home studio and performs internationally as soloist and collaborative artist. She was piano instructor at St. Michael’s College for 11years (2004-2015) and has been pianist for the Saint Michael’s College chorale, Thetford Chamber singers, Handel Society of Dartmouth College, Musical Theater Classes at Dartmouth College, Hanover High school. She coaches chamber musicians and vocalists. She recorded three solo recordings :“Toccare” (“Mesmerizing Schubert”), “Birds and Beethoven” (“All of it is a gem”) and “Bach & My Bicycle” (“ Annemieke McLane is an unusual pianist with her singing romanticism, it proves, it works beautifully.”)

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