Ellen Bayens (1977) received her first French horn lessons from Loek Paulissen in 1988

From 1999 to 2003 she studied at the Arnhem Conservatory with Stefan Blonk. After finishing her studies in Arnhem she went to France for one year, studying horn with Kevin Cleary and natural horn with Jerome Hanar at the Conservatoire Regional de Strasbourg.

Back in the Netherlands, Ellen studied for two years in Rotterdam with Martin van der Merwe and Bob Stoel, obtaining her master’s degree in 2007.

In addition, she had master classes and lessons with Frøydis Ree Wekre, Daniel Grabois, Ab Koster, Jindrich Petrášj and Peter Damm.  

Ellen is currently a member of the Marine Band of the Royal Netherlands Navy.

She has also played as a substitute with many well-known orchestras, including the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, the Arnhem Philharmonic Orchestra, the Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra, the Netherlands Symphony Orchestra and Holland Symfonia.