Kirsten Alting God Weaves Gold
By Dixie Phillips Kirsten Alting, one of Netherlands’ up-and-coming gospel artists, has always had an ear for music. She grew up the middle child of three in a small village near Assen, in northern Holland. Kirsten shares, “My mother was the church organist. As far back as I can remember, music was a part of our family. Some of my earliest memories are of me sporting huge headphones and singing as loudly as I could to the songs I was listening to.” When Kirsten was a little older, she saved enough money to purchase her first flute and quickly mastered the instrument. Later, she invested in voice lessons and discovered an even greater passion for music. After graduation from high school, she attended college and became a nurse, but her love for music never waned. She eventually left the medical field and opened her own music school. She even discovered she had a knack for songwriting. “Ever since I was young, I did my own improvising with
songs,” says Kirsten. “But I thought I was only good at music and not lyrics, but one day I sat down and wrote my first song. I discovered I liked songwriting and was quite good at it. Since then I have been blessed to co write with other songwriters and record original material.” As musical and talented as Kirsten was, it wasn’t until the early 2000s that she was introduced to Southern gospel music. “I learned about the Gaithers, Gordon Mote, Charlotte Ritchie, the Isaacs, the Easters, and many more. I connected to this music on a heart level and found it to be the style I felt God calling me to sing,” says the songstress. This shy girl with the versatile voice surrendered to the call of God. A music ministry was born, and God blessed her efforts. Fans and gospel music professionals agreed that she had chosen the right genre to match her beautiful voice. In 2014, her radio release “Unlikelies,” was voted as a Fan
