Classical Faculty

Composition

Arnold Marinissen head of composition

Jorrit Tamminga section representative & electronic composition
Meriç Artaç principal subject
Richard Ayres principal subject
Willem Jeths principal subject
Maya Verlaak principal subject
Thanasis DeligiannisTransdisciplinary Approaches & coaching
Rafael Reina Advanced Rhythm
Jonas Bisquert Advanced Rhythm
Marcel Wierckx live electronics
Michele Abolaffio giest teacher of live electronics

Conducting

Pierre Volders head of conducting

orchestral conducting
Karel Deseure principal subject
Antony Hermus regular guest teacher
Bas Wiegers regular guest teacher

National Master in Orchestral Conducting 
Ed Spanjaard principal subject
Jac van Steen principal subject

choral conducting
Maria van Nieukerken section representative & principal subject
Daniel Reuss regular guest teacher
Benjamin Goodson regular guest teacher
Titia van Heyst voice as a subsidiary subject

conducting concert and brass bands
Arjan Tien section representative & principal subject
Erik van de Kolk principal subject

Woodwinds

Tom Wolfs head of woodwinds

flute
Vincent Cortvrint section representative & principal subject
Kersten McCall principal subject
Mariya Semotyuk-Schlaffke principal subject
Raymond Honing methodology

oboe
Aisling Casey ​​​​​​section representative & principal subject
Miriam Pastor Burgos principal subject oboe/cor anglais
Pauline Oostenrijk methodology, internship, Sweelinck Academy

clarinet/bass clarinet
Tom Wolfs section representative & methodology
Bart de Kater principal subject
Arno Piters principal subject
Johan Naus principal subject
Olivier Patey principal subject until July 2026
Davide Lattuada bass clarinet as a subsidiary subject

bassoon
Simon Van Holen section representative, principal subject bassoon/double bassoon
Lola Descours principal subject

saxophone
Arno Bornkamp section representative & principal subject
Willem van Merwijk methodology & preparatory programme

recorder
Jorge Isaac section representative & principal subject
Hester Groenleerprincipal subject
Peter van Heyghen history of the recorder

panpipes
Matthijs Koene section representative & principal subject

Brass & Percussion

Pierre Volders head of brass & percussion

horn
Jasper de Waal section representative, principal subject 
José Luis Sogorb Jover principal subject
Liz Chell principal subject

trumpet
Ad Welleman section representative, principal subject
Miroslav Petkov principal subject

trombone/bass trombone
Rommert Groenhof section representative & principal subject bass trombone
Remko de Jager principal subject
Jörgen van Rijen principal subject
Pierre Volders  principal subject

euphonium
Rodin Rosendahl principal subject

tuba
Perry Hoogendijk principal subject 

Percussion
Richard Jansen section representative & principal subject
Mark Braafhart orchestra percussion
Bence Major orchestra percussion
Agostinho de Almeida Sequeira multipercussion
Bart Jansen timpani
Marijn Korff de Gidts African percussion, methodology
Rachel Zhang marimba, chamber music
Laurent Warnier vibraphone

Strings & Harp

Margi Kirschenmann head of strings & harp

violin
Mathieu van Bellen section representative, principal subject
Vera Beths principal subject
Peter Brunt principal subject
Ilya Grubert principal subject
Eliot Lawson principal subject
Maria Milstein principal subject
Tjeerd Top principal subject
David Peralta Alegre orchestra training
Wiesje Miedema methodology
Tim Kliphuis improvisation

viola
Francien Schatborn section representative, principal subject
Frederik Boits principal subject 
Marjolein Dispa principal subject
Lili Maijala principal subject
Sven Arne Tepl  principal subject
Wiesje Miedema methodology

cello
Ella van Poucke section representative & principal subject
Gideon den Herder principal subject
Emanuele Silvestri principal subject
Michael Stirling principal subject, score study
Pieter Wispelwey principal subject
Dmitry Ferschtman chamber music, string quartet
Monique Heidema methodology

double bass
Olivier Thiery section representative, principal subject
Naomi Shaham principal subject
Ying Lai Green orchestra training

Heleen Hulst contemporary string repertoire

harp
Sandrine Chatron section representative, principal subject, chamber music
Anneleen Schuitemaker score study
Constance Allanic historical harps, methodology, harmony on the harp

Keyboard Instruments & Guitar

David Kuyken head of keyboard instruments & guitar

piano
Frank van de Laar section representative, principal subject
Naum Grubert principal subject
David Kuyken principal subject
Frank Peters principal subject
Hanna Shybayeva principal subject
Ralph van Raat contemporary music
Olga Pashchenko period keyboard instruments
Marc Pauwels methodology
Robert Kulek Lieder class
Bobby Mitchellkeyboard musicianship

organ
Matthias Havinga section representative & principal subject 
Laurens de Man principal subject 
Miklós Spányi improvisation and basso continuo
Gerben Gritter organ building
Henny Heikens hymnology, community singing
t.b.a. liturgy

modern harpsichord
Goska Isphording principal subject

guitar
Gabriel Bianco principal subject
Eric Vaarzon Morel flamenco
Marion Schaap methodology
Wiek Hijmans electric guitar as a subsidiary subject
Izhar Elias harmony, chamber music

Theory of Music (principal subject)

Ralf Pisters head of music theory; harmony, solfege and ear-training
Martijn Hooning harmony, solfege and ear-training
Menno Dekker harmony, solfege and ear-training, post-tonal analysis
Michael Langemann instrumentation
Gerben Gritter Baroque counterpoint
Tim Braithwaite Renaissance counterpoint

Voice

Arnold Marinissen head of voice 

Sasja Hunnego principal subject
Selma Harkink principal subject
Henk Neven principal subject
Claron McFadden coaching modern repertoire
Alexander Oliver opera literature class, audition training
Hein van Eekert opera literature class
Flavio Aulino Italian 
Valentina di Taranto Italian 
Sára Gutvill German 
Muriel Corradini French 
Elisabeth Saint-Hilaire d'Olympe French
Julien Traniello French
Fajo Jansen movement
David Bollen vocal coach
Phyllis Ferwerda vocal coach
Mirsa Adami vocal coach
Virág Deszö physical acting
Sinan Vural methodology

Subsidiary Subjects

piano as a subsidiary subject
Martijn Willers coordinator
Wouter Bergenhuizen  
Tobias Borsboom
Marta Liébana  
Ivan Penkov
Vital Stahievitch
Michel Xie

voice as a subsidiary subject
Roswitha Bergmann
Titia van Heyst
Pierre Mak

Educational subjects

Marieke Oremus coordinator
Maaike Vertregt theory of education
Noa Samson education and outreach programme

Master Electives

Thanasis Deligiannis 
Amit Gur
Ben Hekkema
Johannes Leertouwer
Mimi Mitchell
Beorn Nijenhuis

Healthy Musicianship

Debby Korfmacher coordinator
Maaike Aarts Alexander technique
Achim Heine flow on stage
Leah Kline yoga
Gilles Rullmann Alexander Technique
Michael Tweed-Kent Feldenkrais 

Study Supervision

Marijn Korff de Gidts study advisor bachelor programme 
Maaike Vertregt study advisor master programme 
Rachel Farr
Tilman Gey
Hester Groenleer
Sára Gutvill
Renee Harp 
Liz Hunfeld-Chell
Anna-Jitske Jacobi
Anne Korff de Gidts
Marieke Oremus 
Marion Schaap

Sweelinck Academy

Daan Kortekaas programmecoordinator
Frederike Palmen assistant coordinator & producer

recorder
Hester Groenleer 

flute
Kersten McCall 

oboe
Pauline Oostenrijk 

clarinet
Bart de Kater

saxophone
t.b.a.

horn
Fokke van Heel 

trumpet
Ad Welleman 

trombone
Remko de Jager 

percussion
t.b.a.

harp
t.b.a.

guitar
Izhar Elias 

violin
Wiesje Miedema 
Sarah Kapustin 
Judith van Driel 
Eliot Lawson

viola
Judith Wijzenbeek 

cello
Monique Heidema 

double bass
t.b.a.

piano
Borys Fedorov 
Robert Kulek 
Frank Peters
Frank van de Laar
Mila Baslawskaja kamermuziek

harpsichord
Hilda Huang

voice
Henk Neven
Titia van Heyst

theory and musicianship
Bart de Graaf 
Nathalie Vos 
Bobby Mitchell 
Max Knigge 
Martijn Hooning 
Gerben Gritter 
Miriam Burgers 

répétiteurs
Vital Stahievitch 
Patricia de la Vega 
Miriam Burgers
Paul Hernandez Alenya 
Seán Morgan-Rooney 
Andrea Friggi harpsichord

choir
Frederike Palmen 

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