Biography

Frans Hoogenberk
Singer / Songwriter / Arranger
Frans Hoogenberk played the drums and bass guitar in two different pop bands in The Netherlands for several years. But the acoustic guitar turned out to be the most important instrument for him. At the age of 28 he started to write his own songs and ever since writes his own compositions and arranges the accompaniment. In Basel he gained 25 years of band experience, with performances in Germany and Switzerland.

Christina Germi
Singer
Christina Germi loves to sing and was always passionate about jazz. Since more than 15 years she uses her voice in choirs, and she took 5 years of singing lessons of which 1 year was devoted to classical music. Also, she already gathered some experience with bands and live performances. Currently, she studies dietetics in Bern and hopes to finish the study successfully in 2012.

Mirjam Erig
Cellist
Mirjam Erig plays the cello since she was 8 years old. Her father is a musician which resulted in a lot of music sessions at home. She graduated from the academy of arts in Bern with an instructor diploma in cello. Besides classical music she also loves to play klezmer and jazz, improvised. After a half year internship in Israel she is thrilled to come back to Idyllion in the summer of 2010.