Gay-Yee Westerhoff

Gay-Yee Westerhoff

Gay-Yee Westerhoff of Bond performing at the Metrocentre in Gateshead, 2009
Background information
Born 14 June 1973 (age 41)
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Occupation(s) Musician
Instruments Cello (acoustic and electric), bass guitar and piano
Associated acts bond
Website www.bondquartet.com

Gay-Yee Westerhoff (born 14 June 1973,[1] in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England), is the Chinese-English cellist of the all female string quartet, Bond.[2]

She studied A-level music at Wyke College in Hull and holds an Honours Degree in music from Trinity College of Music in London.[3] Westerhoff has performed with groups and musicians including Primal Scream, Spice Girls, Talvin Singh, Embrace, Sting, Bryan Adams, Barry Manilow and Vanessa-Mae.

On 3 January 2012 Westerhoff gave birth to a baby boy, Ulysses.

References

  1. "Bonding over babies". The Star Online. 20 October 2011. Westerhoff, 38
  2. "Gay-Yee Westerhoff". Perfect People.
  3. "Life after Wyke". Wyke College. Retrieved 2011-09-03.

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