Gisèle Sikora (1952-2006)
Gisèle Sikora was an allround musician and guitar teacher, living in Belgium. Her father was an instrument maker and her mother was a famous accordion player. When she was eight years old, Gisele started having lessons in music theory and piano. Later she played the drums in a beat orchestra. When she was sixteen she got her accordion diploma. At the conservatory of Antwerp she learned playing the classical guitar, solfege, harmony, chamber music and music analyses. She played many concerts in various ensembles, amongst others with the band ‘Stemming’, and she was an enthousiastic and devoted guitar teacher at the music school of Lanaken (Belgium). She composed mainly for the guitar and the accordion. (Guitar music by Women Composers by A.Kruisbrink, Le Productions d’Oz, 2009)