Some interesting facts about me
I'm passionate about music
From a young age, I performed in various musical theatre plays in the Netherlands and Belgium, and did solo performances with i.e. Cor Bakker and Jeugdtheater Ondersteboven (JTO). Currently, I'm working on my own music.
My educational background is eclectic & international
After the preparation year for classical singing (2013) at Codarts Rotterdam, I studied the BA European Studies (2014-2018) at ZUYD University of Applied Sciences, with an exchange in Guadalajara, Mexico. Afterwards I studied the MA Cultural Policy and Arts Management by University College Dublin,
I'm an entrepreneur at heart
In 2016, I co-organised the second edition of the amateur singing competition ‘Live for the Applause’ in Maastricht. Later, during the COVID-19 crisis (2020-2022), I became a freelancer doing projects for a.o. The Royal Irish Academy of Music and the Europaplatform of Kunsten '92.
Higher Music and Arts Education is my basis
Between 2018 and 2019 I worked in communication, advocacy and project coordination at the European Association of Conservatoires and MusiQuE Quality Enhancement. I'm still involved in this field through Stichting Art Futures.
"Music is the empowerment of ideas through sound" - Daren Criss
My personal motivation for the work I do