Dianne van Giersbergen was born on 3 June 1985 in Boxtel. She had her first
singing lesson when she was four years old - a birthday present from her
parents, who had noticed her interest in music and singing. At the age of 7 she
sang her first solo with the Concordia Fanfare during a Christmas concert.
Over time she was taught by several teachers and joined various choirs.
When she was 17 she sang at a prom concert with the Gildenbonds Harmonie
Orchestra. It was here that she met conductor and vocal coach Sef Pijpers senior
who was very enthusiastic about her voice and offered to give her singing
lessons. With his help she entered the auditions at the ArtEZ Institute of the
Arts, School of Music in Arnhem where she was accepted.
Currently she is in her forth year and studying with Elena Vink. May 19th she will give her final recital at the ArtEZ institute of the Arts.
During these
years she has also had master classes from Barbara Hannigan, Barbara Schlick, Claudia Patacca, Lodewijk Meeuwsen, Riekje Bakker and
Felix Schonenbaum.
The band Ex Libris was formed in 2001 by
Joost van de Pas and Dianne van Giersbergen
and consists of 6 musicians who are all very
intrested in combining the sounds of classical
music with progressive metal. Their repertoire
consists of original songs and music.
In the spring of 2008 Ex Libris' first cd, named 'Amygdala', will be released. Virtually all the lyrics on this cd
were written by Dianne van Giersbergen.
More information:
www.exlibrismusic.com
kinds of styles. For more information contact:
dianne@exlibrismusic.com