Jeff Hijlkema

"The urge to translate feelings and spheres into music,". 

My musical adagium started next to my cradle where my parents had set up a turntable playing pop music. At a young age already I spended hours in front of the Hi-Fi set (really liked 'Autobahn' by Kraftwerk!).

The music that sort of introduced me to the orchestra was 'Russians' by Sting. A song based on a Romance by Prokofjev. In my teens I was inspired by the energetic music of Metallica, Slayer and Yngwie Malmsteen and I started playing guitar. The one musical spark had yet to come; I stumbled on violinist Nigel Kennedy performing Vivaldi's Four Seasons. It inspired me to play the violin. That was when things began rolling, learning music theory and listenening to loads of (classical) music.

I started composing duets for violin. Later on using music software to compose cinematic and orchestal music mainly. Next to this I use my passion to earn a living as a music teacher, in high school. 

Contact: inventie2000@gmail.com