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Song fund Teuny van Wijgerden

Liedfonds Teuny van Wijgerden was founded in 2024 with the aim of stimulating interest in the art of song among young musicians.

For five years, Teuny van Wijgerden put her heart and soul into Vrienden van het Lied as secretary. Even though her health increasingly troubled her, she remained energetic and enthusiastic. After stepping down, she was appointed an honorary member. To keep Teuny and her love for the art of song alive, the heirs have decided to support us with an annual donation of € 2,000. To manage this, the Teuny van Wijgerden Song Fund was recently set up.

This fund, established in late 2024, aims to stimulate interest in the art of song among young, talented musicians and contribute to their development in performance. The support of this fund makes it possible to strengthen the financial basis under the provision of workshops, master classes and auditions, and to provide young talent with a concert platform.

Vrienden van het Lied Prize

With the creation of the Lied Fund Teuny van Wijgerden, the association has created a new prize: the Vrienden van het Lied Prize which consists of two parts:

  • the first prize is made possible by a collaboration between Vrienden van het Lied and Podium 1919 and consists of an award-winning performance at Podium 1919.
  • the second prize consists of a year's free membership of the association and access to the Dag van het Lied. This prize is specifically intended for young lied duos. By giving them the opportunity to attend concerts, they can further expand and deepen their knowledge of the lied repertoire. In March 2025, the prize was awarded for the first time to soprano Marjolein Acke (18) and pianist Elewout Acke (17).

 

The prizes may be presented at one of the (regional) editions of the Princess Christina Competition.

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Vrienden van het Lied Incentive Award

Vrienden van het Lied also wants to reach and support young, professional musicians in their development. And what better place for them to gain stage experience than in the intimacy of a house concert? The direct contact with the organisers and the audience gives them the opportunity to refine their performances and bring the stories they want to tell even better into the limelight. To make that possible, the song fund offers financial support by presenting the Friends of the Song Incentive Award to the best Dutch duo participating in the biennial International Student SongDuo Competition. During the 2024 competition, this prize was awarded to mezzo-soprano Jasperina Verheij and pianist Willem van den Dool, who thus had the opportunity to present themselves to the public with two song recitals for Vrienden van het Lied.

Do you support young talent? Become a donor of the Teuny van Wijgerden Song Fund!

For more information on one-off or recurring donations to this fund, please contact treasurer Bram de Ronde: penningmeester@vvhl.nl