Willem Bartelsman
Willem Bartelsman, founder of the Anna Maria Island Concert Chorus and Orchestra, died May 25 in Amsterdam.
He was born in Den Haag, Denmark, April 1, 1924, the son of conductor and composer Jan Christopher Bartelsman, and within a talented musical family.
Bartelsman first came to the United States in 1958 and was in marketing most of his life, but his passion was classical music. An oboe player, Bartelsman was frequently welcomed into orchestras all over the world during his travels for both work and pleasure.
After his retirement in the Netherlands, Barteslman spent two years in Spain before coming to Anna Maria Island in 1987, and commuted often to play in the Venice, Fla., orchestra.
That is where Bartelsman met Alfred Gershfeld, who became the first conductor of the AMICCO. Gershfeld had recently arrived from
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