Ig Henneman

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{{short description|Dutch composer and bandleader (born 1945)}}

Ig Henneman (born 21 December 1945) is a Dutch composer and bandleader. She was born in Haarlem, Netherlands, and took music lessons as a child. She studied viola and violin in Amsterdam and Tilburg, and composition with Robert Heppener.{{cite web |url=http://www.stichtingwig.com/igHenneman/igHenneman.html|title=Ig Henneman (Haarlem, 1945)|access-date=20 December 2010}}

After completing her studies, Henneman worked as a violist in orchestras, and then co-founded the rock band FC Gerania where she began to compose. In 1985 she founded the Ig Henneman Quintet. She also improvises on viola with Henneman Sextet, Duo Baars-Henneman with Ab Baars and the Queen Mab Trio.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IvoQQU1QL_QC&q=Ig+Henneman+(born+1945)&pg=PA216|title=The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers|first1=Julie Anne|last1=Sadie|first2=Rhian|last2=Samuel|year=1994|publisher=W. W. Norton & Company |isbn=9780393034875|access-date=20 December 2010}}{{cite book |title=The new Grove dictionary of music and musicians: Volume 11|author=Tyrrell, John|year=2001}}