Annette Kruisbrink - Composer/Guitarist
Annette Kruisbrink (born 1958, The Netherlands) studied the guitar with Pieter van der Staak at the Conservatoire of Music in Zwolle. She attended masterclasses conducted by Leo Brouwer, John Mills, Toyohiko Satoh and many others. She subsequently trained herself to play the flamenco guitar and the vihuela. She studied composition with Alex Manassen and attended composition classes run by a.o. Nigel Osborne and Claudio Prieto.
She has composed over 200 compositions which have been published by Les Productions d'OZ, Canada and various European publishing houses.
She has won international prizes and awards for her compositions. She was commissioned by a.o. the NCRV (Dutch radio and television), Huismuziek, Guitar Festival Zwolle, Theatre Odeon Zwolle, Fonds voor de Scheppende Toonkunst and Novam.
Annette Kruisbrink gives recitals and masterclasses in guitar/composition in a.o. The Netherlands, Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Luxemburg, Italy, Poland, Spain, Lithuania, Sweden, Switzerland. With the Belgian guitarist Arlette Ruelens she forms The Anido Guitarduo. With the Dutch soprano Franka van Essen she forms the duo Kruisbrink & Van Essen.
She currently teaches guitar at the Anido Guitar School. From 2000-2010 she taught contemporary music and ethno music at the Conservatoire of Music in Zwolle, Holland.
She is frequently invited to be a member of the panel for international guitar and composition competitions.
Annette has produced twenty CDs of her compositions.
Anneke de Jong - flute
Eric Kruisbrink - double-bass
Irene de Boer - violin
Pieter Jaap Idema - voice
The Anido Guitar Duo - guitar
Annette Kruisbrink (Holland) and Arlette Ruelens (Belgium) have been a duo since 1995. They call themselves the ANIDO guitarduo, after the legendary guitarist and composer María Luisa Anido. (1907 Argentina - 1996 Spain). Annette and Arlette studied the guitar at the conservatory of Zwolle, Holland. They attended masterclasses all over the world. Their performance is powerful and dynamic. Their repertoire shows a preference for originality. Besides giving recitals in Holland, they have played in a.o. Argentina, Belgium, Germany, Luxemburg, Italy, Sweden, Poland, Lithuania and Spain. Remarkable was their recital in Tarragona which took place on the 15th of December 1995 and where María Luisa Anido, who was 88 years old at that time, was present as special guest of honour. In 1997 they recorded their CD-album "Kanakangi", with own compositions for 2 guitars and for 2 guitars and other instruments.
Yi-Shuan Fang - bass marimba
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