Barok consort
Resonans BarokConsort consists of nyckelharpa players Elayne Lussenburg and Jos Koning. They play with various guest players such as Axel Wenstedt (harpsichord and organ), Martin van Vliet (theorbo), René van Haren (baroque trombone) and Silvia Schildkamp (dulcian and baroque bassoon). Due to the clear, mysterious sound of the resonant strings, the nyckelharpa is ideally suited for baroque music. In the Netherlands, Resonans BarokConsort puts the nyckelharpa on the map as a baroque instrument. Resonans BarokConsort gives lovers of old music the opportunity to experience this instrument with a surprising wealth of sounds!
Elayne Lussenburg
Elayne Lussenburg studied school music and violin at the conservatory in The Hague and Rotterdam. Since 1985 she has performed internationally, including in the New Philharmonic Orchestra and baroque orchestra Florilegium Musicum. She also played folk music and early music with various ensembles, including Gheselscap Goet ende Fyn. Around 2009 she discovered the nyckelharpa. Elayne is also involved with music in other ways. First from 1997, as a cultural broker and manager of art education and artist support. Things changed in 2012; From that time on, in addition to her performances as a musician, she also works as a coach and therapist, using music in her practice and in elder-care. This gives the client easier access to emotions and rememberings. Music always touches, beyond language and thought. With this approach, Elayne has also inspired many other therapists and published articles in professional journals. Her websites are www.helderekoers.nl and www.elayneplaysnyckelharpa.com
Jos Koning
Jos Koning is a musicologist and sociologist, but above all a professional violinist for decades, from hard rock to classical, in dozens of bands, with dozens of LPs and CDs. In 1975 - 1976 he lived in East Clare (Ireland), a then unknown music area. He played a lot there with local musicians and has published extensively about this. As a violin teacher, Jos has given workshops and lessons to musicians at all levels. He also published a series of violin workbooks under the name Rock the Fiddle, and a series of playing books under the title Two Violins and a Bass. From 1991 to 2005 he lived in Sweden, where he met the nyckelharpa. Jos Koning has played in the Resonans Quartet since 2020 and has arranged many pieces of music for the nyckelharpa for the Quartet. Jos left the Quartet in 2023, but has participated in the cd recording of Resonans as a guest-player. Jos Koning's website is: www.joskoning.nl
Guest musicians
Resonans-Consort plays in varying formations and performs with guest musicians.