Margaretha E. Tindemans

I´m still not sure how the world keeps turning after the loss of this amazing woman. I loved singing with her and I will miss her always.

This wonderful artist and Early Music visionary will be greatly missed by those of us lucky enough to discover this important musical genre through her work, and collect her oeuvre through the recordings of Sequentia and Huelgas Ensembles, and performer in several important Early Music consorts (Folger, Newberry, Kings Noyse) and professional opera companies (Seattle, Royal Dutch).

Margriet, you will be greatly missed and always loved for your passion, talent, scholarly teaching, and...

Grace, dignity, and
such a generous spirit;
Margriet, we miss you.

As Medieval Women's Choir prepares for our next concert, she is with us every moment. Personally, she made my musical ability more than I ever dreamed possible, delivered with such passion and charm, she is forever in my heart.

Margriet was a true citizen of the music world. All of us who were lucky enough to play with her benefitted from her deep knowledge and gregarious personality. And she was everywhere! She was brilliant on the radio in Albuquerque and at NPR; she taught classes all over the world; she played chamber music with virtually every early music person in the business. How could one person do so much in such a short life? Margriet gave us so much. She was one of the world's great sweeties and will be...

We are deeply saddened by the loss of Margriet. As daughters and sons-in-law of the late Dick Templeton, she was close family to us. We fondly remember many shared holiday and family celebrations and whenever they were hosted by her, they were accompanied by a wonderful meal, good wine, and ornamented by her big, contagious laugh. We were proud to have known and been part of the life of such a brilliant musician, talented craftsperson, gardener, loving wife and generous step-mother. She...