 During and after her studies she studied briefly with Luciano Berio, Betsy Jolas, Louis Andriessen and György Kurtag.Born in the Dutch town of Velsen, from the age of nine she received piano lessons, both classical and jazz.In 1993, she entered the Rotterdam Conservatory (Codarts) where she studied composition under Klaas de Vries, Peter-Jan Wagemans ánd René Uijlenhoet, graduating cum laude in 1999.

Notable works include "String quartet" (2000) recorded and performed by the Doelenkwartet.