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.
Derk studeerde van 1990-1995 aan de conservatoria van Zwolle en Rotterdam. Na in 1995 in Zwolle te zijn afgestudeerd volgde hij een studie bij de wereldberoemde componist/gitarist Stepan Rak. In 1996 speelde hij bij een theatergroep 'Theatre Espace' waarvoor hij ook de muziek deels schreef. Hiermee gaf hij optredens in verschillende Europese landen. Dit kreeg later een vervolg bij de theatergroep 'Mimescope' die voor het CERN in Geneve uitvoeringen gaf m.b.t. de bekende deeltjesversneller.
In 1996 richtte hij ook 'het Mychenka Kwartet' op, om een 15-delige compositie van hem uit te voeren en op te nemen. Later volgde nog andere samenwerkingen met o.a. de violiste Saskia Rozeveld, accordeonist Foppe Jacobi, en het Encuentro Multitimbre Guitar Quartet.
Derk maakte en werkte mee aan 5 cd's.
1996
Baroque Orchestra
1996
Quartet (Flute, Violin, Guitar, Bayan)
Chamber Orchestra
Violin & Guitar
Bayan & Guitar
Guitar Solo
Quartet (Flute, Violin, Guitar, Bayan)
Violin & Guitar
Duo (Violin & Guitar) / Quartet (Flute, Violin, Guitar, Bayan)
Quartet (Flute, Violin, Guitar, Bayan)
Duo (Guitar, Bayan)
Duo (Guitar, Violin)
Quartet (Classical Guitar/Steelstring Guitar/Acc. Bass Guitar)
Duo (Guitar, Bayan)
Guitar Solo
Guitar Solo
Orchestra / Quartet (Flute, Violin, Guitar, Bayan)
Guitar Solo
Guitar & Bayan
Guitar & Bayan
Guitar Solo / Multitimbre Guitar Quartet
Guitar Solo / Multitimbre Guitar Quartet
Multitimbre Guitar Quartet
Violin & Guitar
Multitimbre Guitar Quartet
Band
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