Bio

About

Christel

Step into the world of Christel Veraart, an acclaimed composer, singer, and lyricist whose musical journey transcends geographical and genre boundaries. Originating from the Netherlands, Christel’s foundation in classical piano and voice was solidified through studies in Maastricht, London, Paris, and Buenos Aires, paving the way for her expansive musical career.

After relocating to the US, Christel refined her skills with orchestration studies at Berklee College of Music. Embracing electronic music, sound design, and graphic design, she reshaped her creative identity beyond traditional confines.

To date, Christel has released 10 albums and numerous singles across various genres. Her compositions have featured in performances, films, and dance productions globally. Awards, grants, and industry recognition, including the prestigious “Best Ambient Album of the Year” for her album “Pleiades” in 2020, highlight her work. Recently, Google enlisted Christel’s expertise for their projects.

In 2021, Christel Veraart and Sedona Ballet’s Winifred Muench co-founded the Reflections Festival, a celebration of the finest in the Performing, Literary & Visual Arts. This collaboration of dedicated professionals unveiled ‘Merope,’ a captivating short art film marking the festival’s inaugural chapter, for which Christel composed the music. This project garnered her the “Best Composer of the Future” award from the Cannes World Film Festival and “Best Soundtrack” from Los Angeles’ 10th Music Festival.

Christel’s world travels and diverse cultural encounters enrich her journey, showcasing the universal language of melody and emotion. She seamlessly weaves diverse musical traditions and languages, creating compositions that resonate globally. Proficient in multiple languages, her work captivates both sonically and culturally.

Embark on a musical journey with Christel Veraart, spanning continents, genres, and emotions, and discover the harmonies that unite us all.

Education

Orchestration

Berklee School of Music, Boston, USA

2013

Classical Voice

Academy for the Arts, Gemma Visser – Eysden, Netherlands
Trinity College London, Wendy Eathorne – London, UK
Argentine Song Interpretation, Ada Matus – Paris, France

1992 – 2000

Classical Piano

Conservatory Maastricht, Jo Dusseldorp – Maastricht, The Netherlands
Conservatorio Nacional Carlos Lopez Buchardo, Manuel Massone – Buenos Aires, Argentina

1983 – 1990

Skills

Composer 100% 100%
Singer 100% 100%
Lyricist 100% 100%
Narrator 95% 95%
Languages 95% 95%
Sound & Video Producer 90% 90%
Graphic Designer 80% 80%
Author/Blogger 70% 70%

Accomplishments

Around the Globe

Below, you will catch a glimpse of how Christel’s music has been profoundly influenced by the diverse places she has lived around the world.

“Journeys, like artists, are born and not made. A thousand differing circumstances contribute to them, few of them willed or determined by the will – whatever we may think. They flower spontaneously out of the demands of our natures – and the best of them lead us not only outwards in space, but inwards as well. Travel can be one of the most rewarding forms of introspection….”

— Lawrence Durrell

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Sedona

Santa Fe & Esmeralda Book – to be released
Nostalgia – Album – to be released
Single Release – Fac me vere Tecum Flere
Single Release – Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring
Co-Producer Merope, Art film
Soundtrack & Narration – Merope
Graphic design website, story boards and all other associated materials for Reflections Festival and Sedona Ballet
Foundation Reflections Festival with Sedona Ballet
Google – Music for Google Doodle
Soundtrack Dreaming of Whales – Collaboration with Sebastian Jobst
Album Release Pleiades
Pleiades – Best Ambient Album of the Year 2020
Google Doodle – Music & Sound Design
Singles Release: A Thin Place, Om Mani Padme Hum, Bacon Tree Ballad, Images Mixed, Branches, Ave Maria, Panis Angelicus, Litany for the Feast of All Souls, My Wolf and I, Mirror of Love
Album Release Anthology
Sound & Video Producer, Graphic Designer, Blogger

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Australia

Release Discover Breathing (Guided Breathing Exercises)
Breathing Session – Broome
Sound & Video Producer, Graphic Designer, Blogger

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Indonesia

Album Release – Lotus Dreams
Sound & Video Producer, Graphic Designer, Blogger
Single Release – Balonku Ada Lima

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On the Road

Singles Release: Blessings, Branches

Sound & Video Producer, Graphic Designer, Blogger

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Alaska

Connie Boocheever Fellowship
Single Release – Cosmic Tales
Sound design & Title Song – Theater production – The Child Behind the Eyes
Ice (Polar Suite) – Anchorage Museum – Momentum Dance Collective
Rasmuson Foundation – Individual Artist Award
Album Release – Polar Suite
Album Release – Arctic Aquarelles
Album Release – A World of Christmas
Soundtrack – Nature documentary – The Return of the Salmon
Music for Dance Production – Frágil (Des)Conforto
Multimedia Album Release Inner Landscapes at the Anchorage Museum
Sound & Video Producer, Graphic Designer, Blogger

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Hawaii

Album Inner Landscapes – Final Stages
Sound & Video Producer, Graphic Designer, Blogger

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US

Recitals
First Drafts – Inner Landscapes
Piano & Voice Coach – La Jolla
Album Release – Musica Sacra
Sound & Video Producer, Graphic Designer, Blogger

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Mexico

Writing Grant – Turn left at the third Cactus – Dutch government
Recording & Concert – Musica Sacra at Mission San Borja – Bahia de los Angeles

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Brazil

Classical Singer and Voice Coach, Angra dos Reis
Multiple Concerts
Vocal Coach of Masterclasses in São Paulo and Belo Horizonte

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Europe

Assistant – Toon Hermans
Poetry – Terra Incognita
Story – Santa Fe y Esmeralda (Dutch Version)
Album Release – Terra Incognita
Classical Recitals – Germany & The Netherlands
Soloist – Mozart Coronation Mass with LSO at OLV Basilique – Maastricht
Soloist Bach Cantata – Limburgs Baroque Ensemble – Maastricht
Classical Voice Studies – Eysden (Netherlands), Heresford and London (UK)
Trio Alazán – Concerts, Original Compositions, Recordings
Launch Jazz trio Alazán
Vocal Studies in Argentine Song – Paris (France)
Pianist in Theater Prodcution “De Vijfde doet het Licht Uit”, Lumière Theatre, Maastricht
Piano and Voice Coach, Stolberg (Germany)