Nini Bulterijs was a Belgian composer. She was born in Temse

Temse

Temse is a municipality located in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, and in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Elversele, Steendorp, Temse proper and Tielrode. On January 1, 2006 Temse had a total population of 26,287...

, East Flanders

East Flanders

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, and studied piano with Jozef d'Hooghe and harmony with Yvonne van den Berghe at the Royal Flemish Conservatory of Antwerp. She continued her studies in composition with Jean Louel privately and with Jean Absil

Jean Absil

Jean Absil was a Belgian modernist music composer, organist, and professor at the Brussels Conservatory.- Biography :...

 at the Chapelle Musicale Reine Elisabeth.

After completing her studies, she taught at small music schools in Hamme

Hamme

Hamme is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Hamme proper and Moerzeke, Zogge and St-Anna as parttowns. On January 1, 2006, Hamme had a total population of 23,232. The total area is 40.21 km² which gives a population density...

, Vilvoorde

Vilvoorde

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 and Mechelen

Mechelen

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 before taking a position as professor at the Lemmens Institute at Louvain

Leuven

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 and in 1970 at the Royal Flemish Conservatory of Antwerp. She retired from teaching in 1988 and died in Wilrijk

Wilrijk

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.

Bulterijs won second place in the 1963 Prix de Rome

Prix de Rome

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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

Her music has been recorded and issued on media, including:

• Symphony (1965) Daniel Sternefeld/Belgian National Orchestra ( + Fontyn: Psalmus Tertius) (LP) CULTURA 5071-1 (1973)