Annette Kruisbrink

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Annette Kruisbrink (born February 15, 1958, in Amsterdam) is a Dutch classical guitarist and composer.

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Life

She studied the guitar with Pieter van der Staak at the conservatory of Zwolle and attended masterclasses by Leo Brouwer, John Mills, Toyohiko Satoh. She is an autodidact on the flamenco guitar and vihuela. She studied composition with Alex Manassen and attended composition classes run by Nigel Osborne and Claudio Prieto. [1]

She has composed over 300 compositions that have been published in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, Canada and the United States. [2] She was commissioned by the Dutch broadcaster NCRV, Huismuziek, Guitar Festival Zwolle, Theatre Odeon Zwolle, Fonds voor de Scheppende Toonkunst and Novam. [3]

Annette Kruisbrink has given recitals and masterclasses in guitar and composition throughout Europe and Argentina. With the Belgian guitarist Arlette Ruelens, she formed The Anido Guitar Duo. With the Dutch soprano Franka van Essen, she formed the duo Kruisbrink & Van Essen. She currently teaches guitar at the Anido Guitar School. From 2000 to 2010, she taught contemporary music and ethno music at the Conservatory of Music in Zwolle. [4]

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References

  1. "Annette Kruisbrink". 23 May 2005.
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-02-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Annette Kruisbrink". 23 May 2005.
  4. "Annette Kruisbrink". 23 May 2005.