Chamber music has my special interest. As a younger guitarist, I played in the Dutch, European and Swiss Youth Guitar Orchestras, which gave me the opportunity to play under the guidance of inspiring guitarists, conductors and guitar orchestra pioneers such as Leo Brouwer, Roland Dyens, Dieter Kreidler, Jens Stibal and Peter Constant.
In 2002 I played in the National Youth Orchestra conducted by Reinbert de Leeuw in the concert performance of “Writing to Vermeer” by Louis Andriessen.
Ensemble playing also receives special attention in my teaching practice, including by the guitar orchestra the GitaarBend(e). I also teach guitar lessons (individually), arrange, perform, and can be found in my studio where I work on video and audio projects.
On this site you will find information about my work and what I can do for you.
Would love to hear from you!
GitaarBend(e)
Are you looking for a joyful, enthusiastic group of young guitarists with a diverse program for a concert, intermezzo, opening of a performance or festivity?
The GitaarBend(e) is a group of approximately 20 guitarists aged 13 to 22 who enjoy performing and showing and hearing the classical guitar from its most beautiful side. The group has given performances in Parktheater Eindhoven, Muziekgebouw Eindhoven, Floriade, Wasven Festival, Catharinakerk Eindhoven and Schouwburg Almere, among others.
See www.gitaarbende.nl
Guitarist
As a guitarist I step in where necessary and desired; in various chamber music settings, as accompanist, substitute, soloist, background music, intermezi. It took me to beautiful and unique locations; from the street to museums, from the nursing home to the train hangar, clubs, banks, musicals, large and small concert halls, at home and abroad.
In addition to my regular flute-guitar duo with Femke van Leeuwen, I have performed in various ad hoc ensembles with fellow musicians on, among others, harpsichord, organ, violin, bass clarinet, string orchestra, concert band, and the Guitar Salon Roadshow. You can also hear me on Martijn Verberne’s children’s song album. A special project was the Idefix sextet, consisting of guitar, flute, harp, oboe, saxophone and celesta. Composer Niko Langenhuijsen wrote the composition “Era” especially for this line-up, which he later rewrote for the Brabant Jazz Orchestra.
I play a Sheridan guitar, and for situations where amplification is required I play an Asturias in combination with an AER amplifier.
Examples
Clocks – Coldplay
Playing 5 separate guitar parts, mixing them into a whole
Transience – Steven Wilson
Vocals and steel string guitar recorded in my studio. Received 15 videos from the other parties. This audio edited and mixed into one whole
Ferdinand Rebay
Solo guitar – live recording
Requests
What I can do for you:
Improve existing recordings
Add reverb, cut and paste, repair (that one note..), pitch correction, EQ improvements, etc.
Recording vocals
Record your own music, singing and/or with guitar
Record guitar
Solo, or record and mix several parts one after the other.
Optimize audio from video recordings
Image and sound reinforce each other, so audio optimization can give your image a boost.