WIEK HIJMANS- electric guitar
Wiek Hijmans was born in 1967. He studied guitar at the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam and the Manhattan School of Music in New York. In 1997 he was awarded the Andres Segovia Award. He plays in many different ensembles, such as the Maarten Altena Ensemble and TONK or as a soloist with De Volharding, Ebony Band etc. Furthermore he plays in improvised music groups. Many new works for electric guitar have been dedicated to him.