The group disbanded in 1997. As a recitalist, Bloemendal played for 25 years with pianist Valerie Tryon. He also has a long association with jazz musician Don Thompson, who has written many compositions for him for recordings and concerts. Bloemendal contributed cello passages to Diana Panton's 2016 album Hello to Childhood II, and to her album I Believe in Little Things, which won a Juno Award for Children's Album of the Year in 2017. Teaching career Bloemendal taught at the Royal Conservatory of Music from 1982 to 2000. He was the head of the string department at York University from 1980 to 1984, and he taught cellist Ofra Harnoy when she was 10 years old. Current activities In May 2010, Bloemendal founded a new ensemble called Trio Desiree with Desiree Till (soprano), and Erica Goodman, (harp). The group has played in Summer Festivals in Ontario and Quebec and three Canadian Composers have written new works for the combo. The trio started a recording label in 2013 called ERDECO Recordings. Discography With Camerata CBC Records LP SM 278 – works by Beethoven, Martinů and Mozart (1976) CBC Records LP SM 313 – works by Schoenberg, Strauss and Berg (1976) Crystal Records LP S642 – works by Saint-Saëns, Fanny Mendelssohn (1978) Golden Crest Records LP CRS 4194 – with Paul Brodie (saxophone) – works by Ben McPeek, Harry Freedman and others (1980) With Joel Quarrington Crystal Records LP S 135 – Duos for Cello and Bass – Rossini, Offenbach, Massenet (1982) With Roxolana Roslak Centrediscs LP WRC1 2895 – Duos for Cello and Soprano – Harry Somers, Vilolet Archer, Jean Coulthard (1983) With Glenn Gould Sony Records SM2K 52664 – Schoenberg, Pierrot Lunaire op.21 (1974, 1994) Sony SK 52679 – Poulenc, Aubade (1975, 1997) With The Rembrandt Trio Dorian Recordings, DOR-90130 – Trios by Mendelssohn and Schubert (1990) Dorian Recordings DOR-90146 – Trios by Tchaikovsky and Arensky (1991) Dorian Recordings DOR-90160 – Trios by Brahms and Dvořák (1992) Dorian Recordings DOR-90187 – Trios by Chaminade, Saint-Saëns and Ravel (1993) Dorian Recordings DOR-90222 – Salon Classics (1995) With Trio Désirée CD 001 – Désirée Till 'Couleurs': soprano, cello and harp (Trio Désirée), with Erica Goodman (2013) Solo recordings Dorian Recordings DOR-90208 – The Cantorial Voice of the Cello, with Valerie Tryon (piano) (1995) Marquis Records 81373 – Reflections Romantic: Duets for Cello and Harp, with Erica Goodman (2007) Crystal Records CD 135 –