Derk van der Veen was born in Dokkum, in the northernmost region of Holland in 1972. His guitar studies began at the age of 10 and were completed at the conservatories of Rotterdam and Zwolle. His main teachers include Roman Jaworski and Stepan Rak. As a performer he has appeared as solo recitalist and as a soloist with ballet and theater groups, touring throughout Europe. In 1995, he founded the Mychenka Quartet (flute, violin, guitar and bayan), performing only original music. His compositions include chamber music, orchestral music and works for solo guitar. Blues and Ballads, written in 1996, is a set of three concert works for solo guitar in jazz-blues style.
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