This article discusses the experiences of Dutch identity and belonging to a music-making group in the Dutch migrant community in Melbourne, Australia. The article shows how making music together can bridge generational, gender and class differences.
Multiculturalism empowered the participants to explore their dual identity as Dutch Australians, intersecting with disability, racial_differences, age and education levels.
Willem de Vroom was born in Amsterdam on 28 March 1914. He was the son of Jan de Vroom and Geesje Oord, who lived in Heiloo. Willem trained and worked as an engineer. On 8 Read more
Arie Hougee was born in Dordrecht on 15 December 1899 and grew up in a family closely connected with inland shipping and towage. Like his father, he chose a working life on the water and Read more
Adrianus Borsje, known as Adrian, was born in Sliedrecht, the Netherlands, on 6 August 1913. He died in Geelong, Victoria, Australia, on 31 August 2000 and was buried at Geelong Western Cemetery. He was a Read more