Ina Boersma

Dutch Contralto Mezzosoprano Ina Boersma was born in Wildervank. Her passion for music showed early on. During her youth in Meppel she played the flute and learned to play the organ from Bert Straatman. In her teens she moved to Velp where Piet Cnossen teaches her the organ until her entry exam for the Conservatorium in Arnhem. She studied organ as major with Bert Matter. She also studied the minor’s cembalo with Chris Farr and the violin. After her organ exam she majored in music-education at the Art college of Arnhem and also started with singinglessons as minor with Cornelia van der Horst and Caspar Vinne. During her violin major at the Conservatorium in Hilversum with Joan Berkhemer, she discovered her great passion for singing. She met Elisabeth Cooymans who invited her to work with her. Max van Egmond worked with her on Barokrepertoire. She continued her further development with Meinhard Kraak and Marcel Reijans.

Ina Boersma performed in (Opera) concerts and Oratorio. She has an extensive repertoire including: Bach, Händel, Brahms, Verdi, Mahler and Wagner. Highlights where among others the Matteüs Passion in Bussum and Leiden, the Verdi Requiem in Aken, I Lombardi in Zwolle and The Music Makers”(Elgar). In 2008 she received the “Rabobank Burgemeester de Bruin” prize. The jury credited her extensive range, dynamic voice and theatrical appearance.