Annemieke McLane, Piano

Pianist Annemieke (Spoelstra) McLane was born in the Netherlands and studied for her
Masters in Piano Performance at the conservatory in Zwolle with Rudy de Heus.
She received the Student of the Year Award for her final recital, for sensitive playing and well
balanced programs. Besides her solo playing, she was collaborative pianist at the
conservatories of Zwolle, Arnhem, Rotterdam, Amsterdam for different instrumentalists and
vocalists. At the Sweelinck conservatory of Amsterdam she specialized in ArtSong Accompaniment. She
received at age 21 the National Young Music Talent Award for best accompanist. Praised for
her toucher and coloring. After her Master’s Degree she studied privately with Tan Crone in
Amsterdam (who had studied with Rudolf Serkin and Nadia Boulanger.)
Annemieke was finalist in Paris for the Lily and Nadia Boulanger competition.
She had masterclasses with Rudolf Jansen, Elly Ameling, Miranda van Kralingen, Benjamin
Rawitz, Roger Vignoles, Tan Crone, Peter Serkin, Noel Lee, Shmuel Magen.
Annemieke lives in Sharon, VT with her husband accordionist Jeremiah McLane and their son.
She was piano instructor at St. Michael’s College for 11years (2004-2015)
and has been pianist for the Saint Michael’s College chorale, Thetford Chamber singers,
Handel Society of Dartmouth College (2014-2019); Musical Theater Classes at Dartmouth
2014-2022) College; Hanover High school (2020-2023) and is since January 2026 the pianist
for the Dartmouth Glee Club. Currently she performing internationally as a soloist and collaborative artist and coaches
chamber musicians, vocalists and leads the church choir in Strafford VT.
At the United Church of Strafford she is offering monthly concerts, 2026 being the 10th year.
She recorded three solo recordings :“Toccare” (“Mesmerizing Schubert”), “Birds and
Beethoven” (“All of it is a gem”) and “Bach & My Bicycle” (“ Annemieke McLane is an unusual
pianist with her singing romanticism, it proves, it works beautifully.”)