Background
Wennekes, Emile was born on July 19, 1963 in Doetinchem, Gelderland, Netherlands. Son of Frederikus Augustinus Wennekes and Theresia Maria Wennekes-Messing.
Wennekes, Emile was born on July 19, 1963 in Doetinchem, Gelderland, Netherlands. Son of Frederikus Augustinus Wennekes and Theresia Maria Wennekes-Messing.
Master, Utrecht University, Netherlands, 1991. Doctor, Utrecht University, Netherlands, 1999.
Music critic NRC Handelsblad, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 1995—1999, De Volkskrant, Amsterdam, 1999—2000. Artistic coordinator MuziekGroep Netherland, 1999—2004. Orchestral programmer Nederlandse Christelijke Radio Vereniging, Hilversum, 1999—2000.
Professor dutch music history Utrecht University, 2000—2004, chair professor musicology, since 2004, head school media & culture studies, since 2006. President Royal Society History Dutch Music, Amsterdam, 2000—2009. Advisory board Research Foundation Flanders, Brussels, since 2004.
Chair Music & Media (MaM), International Musicological Society, Bazel, Switzerland, since 2009. Program committee Intellectual Property Multimedia Subsystem Conference Rome 2012, since 2010.
Advisory board member Prins Bernhard Cultural Foundation, Amsterdam, 2000—2005. Board member Vereniging voor Openbaar Onderwijs-Society Public Education, Almere, Netherlands, 2004—2009. Chair advisory board Amsterdamse Kunstraad, 2004—2008.
Chair Society Rebuilding Amsterdam Crystal Palace, 2003.
Life partner Cynthia Lee Wilson. Children: Floris Elias, Sem Sebastian.