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Stephan Vermeersch | |
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| Born | Stephan Vermeersch |
| Origin | Knokke-Heist |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation | Clarinetist |
| Instruments | Clarinet, Saxophone |
| Formerly of | Duo Phoenix, Rajhans Orchestra, Ebony-kwartet |
| Website | Official website |
Stephan Vermeersch, is a Belgian performing and teaching musician in the disciplines of clarinet, bass clarinet and saxophone.
Education
[edit]Vermeersch studied clarinet, bass clarinet, saxophone and chamber music at the Lemmensinstituut in Leuven and the Ghent Conservatory.
Career
[edit]As a soloist he performs primarily contemporary music;[1][2] he has performed many premières and several pieces are dedicated to him. He also works with electronics and improvisation.
He has been director of the Rajhans Orchestra, a trio performing Indian-inspired music.[3]
For 14 years he was a member of the contemporary clarinet quartet Ebony-kwartet.[4]
In 2007 he started Duo Phoenix with soprano Françoise Vanhecke with a worldwide 20th- and 21st-century repertoire. They have performed in Italy, Ukraine, Lithuania and Belgium.
Vermeersch has taught in Belgium, the Netherlands,[5] and the United States.[6] As of 2020[update] he is President of the European Clarinet Association and International Representative Board Director of the International Clarinet Association.[5]
His own compositions include WE for Bass Clarinet and 5 Desk Bells (2014).[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Melissa Morales, "Shared Recital: Stephan Vermeersch and Jacques Merrer", Clarinetfest 2014, Louisiana State University School of Music, 4 August 2014.
- ↑ "La Joven Orquesta Sinfónica Ciudad de Salamanca actuará en la iglesia de San Esteban", La Tribuna (Salamanca), 31 March 2017, (in Spanish).
- ↑ "Je was erbij / You were there: Indisch / Indian concert - Poperinge - 11/11/2005", Westhoek.be, (in Dutch).
- ↑ "Muziek: Ebony kwartet", Kunstenpunt: Over muziek in Vlaanderen, (in Dutch), retrieved 12 September 2020.
- 1 2 "International Soloists - Professors: Stephan Vermeersch", Alascala: Clarinetissmo Festival 2020, retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ↑ Shawn Copeland and Stephan Vermeersch, "2015 California Clarinet Clinic", The Clarinet, March 2016, p. 7.
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