Worldmusic Consort

Resonans WereldmuziekConsort consists of three nyckelharpa players, namely: Elayne Lussenburg, Tonny Holsbergen and Tim de Wijs, who “grew up” with other instruments, such as violin, hurdy-gurdy, guitar, Northumbrian pipes, darabuka and clarinet. Depending on the occasion, they can also perform as a duo.

These professional musicians fell head over heels for the nyckelharpa when that instrument came their way. Through study with greats of this instrument, such as Marco Ambrosini, Torbjörn Näsbom, Didier François, Magnus Holmström, they developed their technical skills and repertoire. Since then, the nyckelharpa seems to be their ultimate destination. Not that they neglect their other instruments: they are also featured in Resonans concerts!

With a repertoire ranging from Rock & Roll to Baroque, from Sweden to the Middle East, Resonans WereldmuziekConsort brings a unique musical experience with enormous variety to the concerts.

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

Tim de Wijs

Tim de Wijs started playing the violin as a child. Shortly afterwards clarinet and saxophone were added. During his conservatory years he played violin in the National Youth Orchestra. At the same time he developed with the clarinet into a specialist in jazz and folk music. Tim has currently been a violin teacher for decades. He also played in many orchestras, including Metropole, Gelders Orchestra and the famous tango orchestra of Malando. But at the same time he worked in various professional folk music ensembles. All this resulted in many tours, LPs and CDs. The nyckelharpa was added later. Tim is perhaps the most active musician of the ensemble: in addition to violin lessons and playing with the Resonans-Consort, he works in a number of other ensembles. His website is: www.muzewijs.nl

Tonny Holsbergen

Tonny Holsbergen started her musical career as a singer. She sang with the International Folkloric Dance Theater (later renamed International Dance Theater) and various ensembles. Later she specialized in the hurdy-gurdy and performed with it, among others, with the North Holland Philharmonic Orchestra. From here the step to the nyckelharpa was not a big one. Tonny also plays the Northumbrian smallpipes, a smaller, bellows-driven bagpipe from Northern England. In addition to her musical work, with various ensembles and tours, Tonny is a visual artist. After studying at various art academies, she has created an enormous oeuvre of two- and three-dimensional work, much of which has found shelter abroad - especially in Oman. There she regularly portrays the sultan and includes cultural highlights in her work. Much of her work as an artist can be found on this site www.tonnyholsbergen.com, and as a musician on this site tonnyholsbergenmuziek.nl

Guest musicians

Resonans-Consort plays in varying formations and performs with guest musicians.