{"id":30807,"date":"2026-09-18T09:57:33","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T07:57:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hearandnow.nl\/?post_type=musici&#038;p=30807"},"modified":"2026-09-18T09:57:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T07:57:38","slug":"jouke-wiemenga","status":"publish","type":"musici","link":"https:\/\/hearandnow.nl\/en\/musici\/jouke-wijmenga\/","title":{"rendered":"Jouke Wijmenga"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"fadeIn\">Jouke Wijmenga is a versatile Dutch baritone who performs in opera, oratorio, contemporary music, and ensemble singing. His repertoire spans a wide range of musical styles and periods, with a particular affinity for the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, among others. As a soloist, he performs a wide-ranging oratorio repertoire, including works by Bach, Rossini\u2019s\u00a0<em>Petite Messe Solennelle<\/em>\u00a0and Brahms\u2019\u00a0<em>A German Requiem<\/em>. Contemporary music is also part of his repertoire; for example, he sang the baritone solo in a new work by David Lang at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.<\/p>\n<p class=\"fadeIn\">On the opera stage, Jouke portrayed, among other roles, Aeneas in Purcell's\u00a0<em>Dido and Aeneas<\/em>, Guglielmo in Mozart's\u00a0<em>Cos\u00ec fan tutte<\/em>, Leporello in\u00a0<em>Don Giovanni<\/em>\u00a0and Achilla in Handel's\u00a0<em>Giulio Cesare<\/em>. In the title role of Alban Berg's\u00a0<em>Wozzeck<\/em>\u00a0He sang a scene from the opera live on NPO Radio 4.<\/p>\n<p class=\"fadeIn\">Jouke studied classical voice at the Rotterdam Conservatory under Henk Neven and graduated in 2020. He took various courses and master classes with instructors including Teru Yoshihara. Since 2020, he has been coached by Margreet Honig.<\/p>\n<p class=\"fadeIn\">In addition to his work as a soloist, Jouke has a strong affinity for ensemble singing. He has been a core member of the Netherlands Chamber Choir since 2025. He also collaborates with various leading ensembles and choirs, including the Netherlands Bach Society and Collegium Vocale Gent.<\/p>\n<p>Photo by Peter-Paul Houtmortels<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":30808,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"festivaleditie":[362],"instrument":[375],"class_list":["post-30807","musici","type-musici","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","festivaleditie-362","instrument-bariton"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Jouke Wijmenga - HearAndNow<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/hearandnow.nl\/en\/musicians\/jouke-wiemenga\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Jouke Wijmenga - HearAndNow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Jouke Wijmenga is een veelzijdige Nederlandse bariton die zich beweegt tussen opera, oratorium, hedendaagse muziek en ensemblezang. 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