Stephan Vermeersch, is a Belgian performing and teaching musician in the disciplines of clarinet, bass clarinet and saxophone.
Stephan Vermeersch | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Stephan Vermeersch |
| Born | Belgium |
| Origin | Knokke-Heist |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation | Clarinetist |
| Instrument(s) | Clarinet, Saxophone |
| Website | Official website |
Education
editVermeersch studied clarinet, bass clarinet, saxophone and chamber music at the Lemmensinstituut in Leuven and the Ghent Conservatory.
Career
editAs 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- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b "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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