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Margreet

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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 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.

 

 

I studied with and/or learned things from:

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) 

 

 

Apart from music, I like making all sort of other things

 

 

Ensembles and Orchestras in which I play, or in which I have enjoyed playing in the past

 

De Swaen

Sine Pulvere

Hopfkapelle

The Cracks

Ensemble Braccio

The Beau Hunks Orchestra

Collegium Instrumentale Eindhoven

La Sagrada Familia

Ensemble Combassal

Capella Paterniacensis (Payerne)

Barockensemble conSequenza (Vorarlberg)

Projekt Orkest 20e eeuw

Het Ballet Orkest

 

 

Music Theatre Productions

 

2006/2007, 2007/2008

“Zinkt (geen zeemansliedjes)”, Arno van der Heyden

Violin, Viola, Singing Saw, Mandoline, Accordion

Music and Musicians: Lucas van Helsdingen, Arno van der Heyden, Margreet van der Heyden, Bas Mulder, Hendrik Jan Vermeulen

 

1999/2000

"Orfeo", Frysk Festival 2000 en Tryater.

Viola

Director: Jos Thie

Composer: Christop Wilibald Gluck

Musical Director: Hoite Pruiksma

  

1999/2000

“Medea”, De Schiettent

Viola and Singing Saw

Director: Maaike van Langen

Composer: Peter van de Witte

Musicians: Laura Fuchs, Margreet van der Heyden, Martijn Smits

 

1998/1999

“Funhouse Classics”, Funhouse

Violin, Viola, Singing Saw

Director: Rob van Houten

Music and Musicians: Bert Beenen, Margreet van der Heyden

 

1997/1998

“März”, (Leben des schizophrenen Dichters Alexander M., Heinar Kipphardt), Theaterwerkplaats Neerpelt

Viola, Singing Saw

Director: Mark Timmer

Music and Musician: Margreet van der Heyden

 

1996/1997

“Céline”, Het Nationale Toneel

Viola

Director: Johan Doesburg

Composer: Maurice Horsthuis

Musicians: Katja Giesberger, Ilona de Groot, Justa de Jong, Margreet van der Heyden, Finn Möricke, Michiel Weidner

 

1996/1997

“Barok”, Introdans

Viola

Choreography: Ton Wiggers, Kirsten Debrock

Composers: Vivaldi, Bach, Widor, Pärt and others

Musicians: Heleen Delis, Pablo Escande, Margreet van der Heyden, Michiel van Niessen, David van Ooyen, Naomi Rubinstein, Jan Stolk

 

1995/1996

“Medea”, Noord Nederlands Toneel

Viola

Director: Agaath Witteman

Composer: Calliope Tsoupaki

Musicians: Margreet van der Heyden (Gijs Kramers, Annemieke van Walsem)

 

1994/1995

“Het duet”, Arno van der Heyden 

Violin, Viola, Piano, Singing Saw, Accordeon

Director: Rolina von Hebel, Jos Thie

Music and Musicians: Arno van der Heyden, Margreet van der Heyden

 

1993/1994

"Dagelet Céline deel 1 Reis naar het einde van de nacht (werktitel)”, Hummelinck Stuurman Theaterbureau

Viola

Director: Johan Doesburg

Composer: Maurice Horsthuis

Musicians: Margreet van der Heyden, Gregor Overtoom, Lidy Sacks-Groenewegen, Jan Stolk, Boris Visser

 

1991/1992, 1992/1993

“Tango van 't Noorden”, Theater te Water

Violin, Viola, Piano, Bandoneon

Director: Just Vink

Music and Musicians: Rob Elzenga, Arno van der Heyden, Margreet van der Heyden, Alina Kiers

     

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