About what I do and did as a musician.
And more.
During and after my music studies, I performed in music theatre productions and played in ensembles and orchestras.
Some years later, I swapped that life for one dedicated to performing 18th century music on period instruments.
2001-2011 I co-organised Barokensemble De Swaen and its monthly, free entrance, concert series in Amsterdam.
De Swaen developed into a meeting place for musicians that shared a love for non-compromised Historical Performance Practice and it inspired new initiatives to happen.
After 10 years De Swaen, it was time for changes.
At the moment I live in Switzerland, where I play concerts as a freelance musician, teach and organise projects.
The instruments I play are all made by Matthieu Besseling in Amsterdam.
My baroque bows are made by Hans Reiners (Berlin).
I only play on all unwound gut strings in equal tension (apart from the modern viola on which I use silver wound gut C and G string).
The thick gut strings I use are made by George Stoppani and Oliver Webber.
The thinner gut strings I order by Gesina Liedmeier.
Apart from music, I like making all sort of other things:
I studied with:
Joan Berkhemer (chamber music)
Alda Stuurop (period instruments)
Oliver Webber (violin)
Gerrit Oldeman (viola)
Esther Apituley (viola)
Christopher Czaja Sager (piano)
Dorothee Mariani, Daniel Künzler, Heike Trimpert, Birgit & Peter Boch (string group teaching)
Jennifer Cohen Harper (teaching yoga and mindfulness to children)
Yanna Pelser (Resonanzlehre)
Schools where I teach or taught:
Streicherschule Claramatte (2019 - )
Musikschule Zumikon (2015 - )
Musikschule Schanfigg (2012 - 2017)
Muziekschool Wij bij Duurstede (2010 - 2012)
Ensembles and Orchestras in which I play, or in which I have enjoyed playing in the past
Collegium Instrumentale Eindhoven
La Sagrada Familia
Ensemble Combassal
Capella Paterniacensis (Payerne)
Barockensemble conSequenza (Vorarlberg)
Projekt Orkest 20e eeuw
Music Theatre Productions in which I performed:
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“Zinkt (geen zeemansliedjes)”, Arno van der Heyden 2006/2007, 2007/2008 |
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1999/2000 |
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“Funhouse Classics”, Funhouse, Impresariaat Wim Visser 1998/1999 |
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“März”, (Leben des schizophrenen Dichters Alexander M.), Heinar Kipphardt, 1997/1998 |
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“Céline”, Het Nationale Toneel 1996/1997 |
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“Barok”, Introdans 1996/1997 |
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“Medea”, Noord Nederlands Toneel 1995/1996 |
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“Het duet”, Arno van der Heyden 1994/1995 |
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1993/1994 |
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“Tango van 't Noorden”, Theater te Water 1991/1992, 1992/1993 |
