Janneke (prounouced YAHN-uh-kuh), an alto, is a retired Montessori school teacher and has been singing with the chorale for four years. Her favorite performance so far was the Brahms Ein Deutches Requiem in the 2009-10 season, but she truly loves everything we sing.
Like many of our singers, Janneke has an extensive background in music. “I used to play flute and piano, and I sang in the University Choir at Southern Illinois University and in the Interlochen Music Camp in the Festival Choir doing big works under famous choral conductors like Margeret Hillis, Robert Shaw, and others over many summers,” she says. “Singing is the best way for me to express my musicality and learn more.”
Born in Holland, Janneke can speak Dutch, French, and German, and has two beloved grandsons, ages six and three. Music runs in the family: Janneke’s daughter Lelie Resnick and Lelie’s husband are both members of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Pacific Symphony, and Long Beach Symphony. Thus, Janneke and her husband frequently find themselves at those ensembles’ performances.Janneke is a classical music buff and calls the radio station Classical KUSC 91.5 “a blessing.”
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