Marion Verbruggen (born 1950) is a Dutch recorder player and teacher. Verbruggen was born in

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and studied with

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at the Amsterdam Conservatory. She then studied at the

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with Frans Brüggen. Upon completing her diplomas cum laude, she was invited to join the faculty at the Royal Conservatory. She now guest teaches there and gives master-classes and workshops throughout the world. Marion Verbruggen is one of the world's leading soloists on the recorder. Her discography ranges from 17th-century Spanish songs and theatre music to her own transcriptions of the cello suites by J.S. Bach. She is an ardent advocate of contemporary music. Verbruggen made her conducting debut recently with the Portland Baroque Orchestra in

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External links

Short biography on the Bach Cantatas Website
accessed May 25, 2015.
Brief bio and discography
of Marion Verbruggen on th
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site 1950 births Living people Dutch recorder players Dutch flautists Dutch performers of early music Women performers of early music Musicians from Amsterdam Royal Conservatory of The Hague alumni Women flautists {{flautist-stub