Bauwien van der Meer

Bauwien van der Meer is a soprano, choral conductor and singing teacher. After studying art history she studied singing with Sasja Hunnego at the Royal Conservatory and took her master’s degree at the Nieuwe Opera Academie, which she completed with the title role in Händel’s “Alcina”; she received further tuition from Margreet Honig, Gemma Visser and Anna Samuil. A scholarship from the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds enabled her to undertake postgraduate training in contemporary vocal music at VocaalLAB, today’s Silbersee; there she sang world premieres and took part in music theatre productions at home and abroad. She works as an oratorio and opera soloist, directs the Utrechts Kamerkoor and takes part in the Makerscollectief of the Kameroperahuis.