Suzanne Konings

Suzanne Konings studied Theory of Music and Musicology and has been head of the Department of Music Theory at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague since 2004. Since 2009 she has specialized in music education according to the Kodály concept. Together with colleagues in and outside the conservatory, she organizes study programs for teachers and musicians in elementary school, music schools and [...]

Sanne Nieuwenhuijsen

Sanne Nieuwenhuijsen began her musical training as a young chorister at the Kathedrale Koorschool Utrecht. At the Royal Conservatory in The Hague she studied principal study in choral conducting and singing. She participated in master classes in choral conducting with Tonu Kaljuste, Veljo Tormis and Kaspar Putnins among others, the Netherlands Chamber Choir and the Stuttgarter Kammerchor with Frieder Bernius. Until 2023 [...]

Koen van der Meer

Koen van der Meer studied philosophy, school music, piano and music theory in Saarbrücken. During this time he discovered his passion for early music and took master classes in harpsichord and conducting with Jesper Christensen, Jörg Andreas Bötticher, Peter van Heyghen, Georg Grün, Dan-Olof Stenlund and Ayline Zylberajch. He then studied for a year at the Lemmens Institute in [...].

Raghna Wissink

Raghna Wissink is a teacher for the Nationale Koren in the teaching location of Zutphen. She is conductor of the mixed chamber choir Musica Vocalis and Anthem, choir for church music in Zwolle and the Bach Cantatas with choir and orchestra in Blokzijl. She also serves as artistic director and conductor of the semi-professional Women's Chamber Choir Hera. In her hometown [...]

Marjolein Verburg

Marjolein Verburg grew up in a musical family and began singing at an early age. She sang in several choirs, including the National Children's Choir, the National Youth Choir and the World Youth Choir. She was a member of the successful a cappella ensemble Wishful Singing for many years. On a project basis, Marjolein sings in several professional choirs. Marjolein studied solo singing [...].

Marije Besselink

Marije Besselink is a music teacher and singer. She studied Music Teacher at the Royal Conservatory and has since worked in indoor and outdoor music education for young children. Singing, rhythm and playing are important components in her lessons. As a freelance singer, she sings in various ensembles.  

Lea Zantinge

Lea Zantinge completed the Opleiding Docent Muziek in The Hague at the former Hogeschool Helicon in 2013. She has sung in various choirs since childhood, and has sung in the Nationaal Vrouwen Jeugdkoor, among others. She works at the Nationale Koren as a teacher for the youngest children in the teaching places Amersfoort and Utrecht. She teaches music [...]

Joelle Ocheng

I am Joelle Ocheng and I am a teacher in the teaching location of Den Bosch. I grew up in a musical family. With great pleasure I have been singing for several years in the National Women's Youth Choir. Besides my conservatory studies, I accompany and conduct (children's) choirs, give general music education to elementary school students and music workshops to adults. I find it [...]

Rebecca Wise

Rebecca studied cello with Like and Yke Viersen and continued her studies at the conservatories of Amsterdam and London (Royal Academy of Music). After her studies she became the cellist of the Ragazze Quartet, with which she performed at home and abroad and recorded many CDs. In 2024 she left the Ragazze, in part to [...].