Hi there, welcome to my corner on Myspace. You're invited to listen to my tracks; let me know what you think of them. All tracks are taken from the first CD by TUHÚ; it has been released in the fall of 2007.Tuhú basically consists of five musicians with very different backgrounds - classical music, jazz, world music - but with a common goal: having fun in making music together, and performing live on stage as much as possible. We are basically occupying ourselves with music from the South-Americas: Peru, Cuba, Chili, Argentina, Brasil. Lots of Piazzolla, Luis Bonfa, Tom Jobim, Heitor Villa-Lobos, and others. Styles: tango, samba, zamba, chamame, choro, modinha, etc. Instruments: guitar, cavaquinho, recorders/flutes, double bass, vocals.Another great project: VanDijkenMezzopranen. The name is untranslatable. A group of four, moving around the stage in a lavish display of vocal and instrumental joy, both in music and in life. Theatre songs in Dutch with a bite, performed by two composers/pianists: Martin van Dijk and Klaas van Dijk, and two singers: Wiebke Göetjes and myself. We had a swell try-out in Portugal: take a look at the photos. The new show will have its premiere in Spring 2009.What else can I tell you? Well, I'm a professional singer, performing in opera and classical concert music besides Tuhú, and I teach music. At the moment I'm also involved with the theatre group "La Sopera". We are currently playing and singing in a theatre performance called "Blood & Honey". See the website for a taste of it: www.la-sopera.nl.
If you want to know more details about my professional life, read my blogs. The Dutch one is available right now; the English one will be published soon.My life evolves around music, basically. But that doesn't mean that I have no time or energy for other things. Most important in my life is my daughter, a flourishing 15-year old. She is my pride and joy, and I am very grateful that I was apparently destined to be her mother. And then there are my wonderful family members, and my dear, dear friends who love me, and whom I love back. After a long interval due to knee surgery I am working on getting back in shape. I hate fitness, doing it anyway, but I love dancing. I took a belly dance work shop recently; great fun. But it's so difficult! Looking at myself in the mirrors in the dance studio made it quite clear I need to practice a little more before it is acceptable for others to look at. But I enjoyed myself thoroughly, and I found it very comforting to be able to work at it in 3-hour practice runs. I also like ballroom dance. And Flamenco. And there's cycling and swimming too.You want to know what I'm like? Well, as far as I know (still learning..) I'm passionate, sensuous, loyal, warm-hearted, socially skilled, equipped with an occasional wicked sense of humour. But I can be pig-headed at times, and a bloody nuisance every now and then. I am unconventional, leftish in a political sense, left-handed in another. Calling me left-handed in my case is a compliment. Thank you in advance. Any questions? Let me know!
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