Biographical references

The members of Stenzel, Kivits & Menders are Tiny van den Eijnden, Wilbert Kivits and Joost Manders. The three gentlemen have a proven track record in music and humour, a genre which has produced acts such as Mini & Maxi, Hans Liberg and De Nieuwe Snaar. Concerto Tricolore is their latest act. Since its world premiere at the Straffe Madammen & Makke Mannen festival in Eindhoven on 16 June 2009, this act has been on a hilarious journey through the world of international theatre and music. It has the critics scratching their heads, but audiences know better: these men will make us laugh.  Visual and musical cabaret consisting of a wealth of absurd humour and observations and accompanied by a high standard of music are  the main ingredients of this act.   Tiny van den Eijnden (Stenzel) made his music and comedy debut as part of the Huhum trio (press award and audience award at the Houthalen comedy festival in 1998).  He also started off as the eccentric soloist Tenor Stenzel, who was always accompanied by a multifunctional grand piano. From 1998 to 2000, he played with Stenzel & Geraldo (awarded second prize at the 1998 Camaretten Festival and press award at the 1999 Houthalen international comedy festival). In 2000, Wilbert Kivits formed Stenzel & Kivits with Tiny van den Eijnden.   Wilbert Kivits studied light piano music at the Maastricht music school. He also works as a lecturer and composer/arranger.    Joost Manders (Menders) also began his career with Huhum and has since been part of a variety of musical projects. For example, he sings in Rock ‘d Opera and is a member of the Blues Brothers Tribute Band which has been voted the best cover band in the Netherlands.