Inge Wessels began her harp studies with Cathleen Alistair and continued at the Johannesburg Art, Ballet, Drama and Music School with Hester Krausey. She obtained her B.Mus. (cum laude) and B.Mus. Hon. degrees at the University of Stellenbosch under Jane Theron, where she was awarded the Conservatoire Stipendium. Inge furthered her studies with Marielle Nordmann and Joanna Kozielska in Paris, France.
Harp lecturer at the University of Stellenbosch since 2010, Inge performs as a chamber musician and has played in various orchestras, including the University of Stellenbosch and Cape Philharmonic Orchestras. She has taken part in international harp festivals in Wales (The World Harp Festival in Cardiff) and Japan (as a member of a 40+ Harp Ensemble Festival under the late Dr. Mimura in Hakone and Tokyo). Inge has also attended master classes with harpists Isabelle Perrin (France), Mario Falcao (USA), Sebastian Lipmann (Australia), David Watkins (UK) and Marielle Nordmann (at the Academie Internationale d’Ete de Nice, France).