| Education | |
| Amsterdam Conservatory, Bachelor of Education (eerstegraads) | 2022-2024 |
| Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Bachelor of Arts & Design, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Text&Textile) | 2016-2020 |
| Yale University School of Music, New Haven, USA Master of Music Degree (viola and chamber music) | 1993-1996 |
| Utrechts Conservatorium | 1987-1992 |
| Gymnasium Apeldoorn | 1980-1987 |
| CD’s, Honors & awards in Music | |
| Release of CD with the Lagos Quartet featuring work of Mauricio Kagel and Tristan Keuris | 2009 |
| Release of CD with the Lagos Quartet for the MNFfeaturing Mozart KV 428 | 2006 |
| Recipient of a Fulbright Grant | 1993-1994 |
| Recipient of a full tuition scholarship, Yale University School of Music | 1994-1996 |
| Work Experience in Music | |
| Teacher of Music, mentor, artistic leader KSH Sinfonia (2024), KSH Hoofddorp | 2023- |
| Teacher of Music, mentor, E-portfolio coach, International School Laren | 2021-2023 |
| Private tutor for viola & chamber music and orchestral parts | 1994- |
| Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest/ NL Kamerorkest, full-time freelance viola-playerParticipation in most productions of Dutch National Opera, and 100+ concerts a year in the Concertgebouw Amsterdam | 1998-2018 |
| Radio Symfonie Orkest, later Radio Kamerphilharmonie, Netherlands, freelance | 2005-2017 |
| Residentie Orkest The Hague,Netherlands (freelance) | 1997 |
| Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria, Spain | 1996 |
| Orquesta Ciudad de Granada, Spain | 1995 |
| Eastern CT Symphony, USA | 1993-1994 |
| Assistant Recording Engineer and Associate Producer Fred Plaut Recording Studios at Yale University School of Music. Participating in 150+ recordings a year: recording all faculty concerts, students degree recitals and miking, leading, mapping and editing commercial sessions and concerts ranging from classical orchestral- and chamber music repertoire, jazz & klezmer. Featuring esteemed artists as, among others, the Tokyo String Quartet, the Cassatt Quartet, the Yale Cellos, Willie Ruff & Dwike Mitchell. Producing first releases of works of Ezra Laderman, Karel Husa, Martin Bresnick & Jacob Druckman, among many others. While on leave in Spain, remotely mapping recording sessions for various artists. | 1994-1998 |
| Orquesta Filarmónica del Principado de Asturias, Spain | 1992-1993 |
| Exhibitions & Awards in Art & Design | |
| Graduation Exhibition at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy | 2020 |
| Finalist at the Sock Design Contest of the Dutch thrombosis Association | 2020 |
| Participating at the Rietveld Uncut exhibition at the Amsterdam Stedelijk Museum | 2018 |
| Co-curating and exhibiting at the Txt Exhibition at Paleisstraat Amsterdam, | 2016 |
| Half-yearly group exhibitions at the Rietveld Academy Gym with the DOGtime Department | 2015-2017 |
| Free-lance graphic designer | 2020- |
| Organisational/Managerial/ Educational Experience | |
| Chairman Parent Association Vossius Gymnasium Amsterdam | 2018-2023 |
| Board member Club van 101, Elementary School de Kleine Reus | 2017-2019 |
| Concert organiser, tour operator, website administrator and player of chamber music concerts | 1987-2020 |
| String coach Waterbury Youth Orchestras, ages 6-16 | 1993-1997 |
| Teacher of viola at Yale University College | 1994-1997 |
| Languages | |
| Dutch, English, Spanish, German | Advanced |
| French, Portuguese | Intermediate |
| Russian | Beginners |