Presenter(s)

Joop Boerstoel

Dutch conductor Joop Boerstoel studied at the conservatories of Enschede (NL) (wind band conducting and clarinet) and Maastricht (NL) (orchestral conducting).  Since 1995 Joop has also been active internationally as a guest conductor and workshop teacher. At de Haske/Hal Leonard publishing he was one of the editors of the series ‘Look, Listen and Learn’.  Also as editor Joop was involved in the realization of the book ‘The Tao of conducting’ (Dutch/German) and ‘The Sound Mirror (English) (release dec. 2023) written by his teacher and mentor Jan Stulen.
Since 1998 Boerstoel is account manager/musical advisor at Musidesk Rijnbrink in Deventer and from 2012 also involved at the RIC (Repertoire Information Center). From July 2015 until July 2023, Joop was a board member of WASBE. Besides guest conducting, Boerstoel is permanent conductor of ‘Symphonic Wind Band Gaanderen’ (NL) and ‘La Sinfonia Contea’ (symphony orchestra).

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Heleen Huijnen
Heleen Huijnen studied chemical engineering and has been working for 25 years as a project leader for publishing companies and others. For a number of years she has been working at Musidesk as a project leader and has led the "e-Musidesk" project there, which allows digital sheet music rental. She plays as an amateur bassoon in various orchestras, both wind orchestras and symphony orchestras. Besides "how do I pick the best repertoire for my orchestra?" she is also interested in group dynamics within orchestras. Therefore, she fulfills various organizational roles at these orchestras and, of course, serves on the repertoire committee.