Nini Bulterijs (also spelled Bulterys) (20 November 1929 – 12 December 1989) was a Belgian composer. She was born in

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, and studied piano with

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and harmony with Yvonne van den Berghe at the Royal Flemish Conservatory of

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. She continued her studies in composition with Jean Louel privately and with

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at the Chapelle Musicale Reine Elisabeth. After completing her studies, she taught at small music schools in Hamme, Belgium, Hamme, Vilvoorde and Mechelen before taking a position as professor at the Lemmens Institute at Leuven, Louvain and in 1970 at the Royal Flemish Conservatoire of Antwerp. She retired from teaching in 1988 and died in Wilrijk. Bulterijs won second place in the 1963 Prix de Rome contest and in the 1966 Queen Elisabeth International Composition Competition. She received the 1969 Emile Doehaerd Prize.

Works

Bulterijs composed orchestral, chamber ensemble, choral and instrumental works and songs. Selected compositions include: *''Sonata'', 2 violins, pianoforte, 1960 *''Symphonic Movements'', orchestra, 1960 *''Pianoforte Concerto'', 1961 *''Trio'' for piano, viol and cello, 1962 *''Arion'' (cantata, text: B. Decorte), solo violin, chorus, orchestra, 1963 *''Concerto'', 2 violin, orchestra, 1964 *''Symphony'', 1965 *''Violin Concerto'', 1968 *''Rondo'', violin, pianoforte, 1972

Discography

*Trio for piano, violin and cello, on LP N. Bulterys – I. Ceulemans – A. Delvaux, Alpha (DBM-V 187), 1973 *Symphony, on LP Hedendaagse Belgische Muziek – Musique Belge Contemporaine, Jacqueline Fontyn – Nini Bulterys, Cultura (5071-5). Performers: Belgian National Orchestra, cond. Daniel Sternefeld, Daniël Sternefeld

External links

Biography, discussion of selected works, and complete list of compositions a
MATRIX New Music Centre

References

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