Stephan Vermeersch

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Stephan Vermeersch
Birth nameStephan Vermeersch
Born Belgium
Origin Knokke-Heist
Genres Classical
Occupation(s) Clarinetist
Instruments Clarinet, Saxophone
Associated acts 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.

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Education

Vermeersch studied clarinet, bass clarinet, saxophone and chamber music at the Lemmensinstituut in Leuven and the Ghent Conservatory.

Career

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 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 Melissa Morales, "Shared Recital: Stephan Vermeersch and Jacques Merrer", Clarinetfest 2014, Louisiana State University School of Music, 4 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "La Joven Orquesta Sinfónica Ciudad de Salamanca actuará en la iglesia de San Esteban", La Tribuna (Salamanca), 31 March 2017, (in Spanish).
  3. ↑ "Je was erbij / You were there: Indisch / Indian concert - Poperinge - 11/11/2005", Westhoek.be, (in Dutch).
  4. ↑ "Muziek: Ebony kwartet", Kunstenpunt: Over muziek in Vlaanderen, (in Dutch), retrieved 12 September 2020.
  5. 1 2 "International Soloists - Professors: Stephan Vermeersch", Alascala: Clarinetissmo Festival 2020, retrieved 12 September 2020.
  6. ↑ Shawn Copeland and Stephan Vermeersch, "2015 California Clarinet Clinic", The Clarinet, March 2016, p. 7.


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