Fie Schouten – professor at the Prins Claus Conservatoire in Groningen
Classical & Jazz Department, bass clarinet or other clarinets
You can do:
• Bachelor – info
• Pre Master (1 year) – info
• Master Degree (Performance or NAIP) – info
• Secondary subject (for clarinet or saxophone students)
• Erasmus exchange (1 or 2 semesters) – info
There are clarinets available if you do not (yet) own one:
clarinet (b-flat, A), bassethorn, bass clarinet
Vision on teaching
The first thing I’ll ask you is: what do you want to play and learn?
This is not because I don’t have ideas, but I am not interested in copies of myself. I want to guide you in your personal journey as a professional artist. Curiosity, stubbornness and wonder are important and can also be developed!
The students of my former professor on bass clarinet Harry Sparnaay (1944-2017) were very different players and with a large variety of taste. The only thing we all had to do was to practice a lot and with joy. We also learned to not be our competitors, but eachothers companions. This collective feeling and respect to the direct colleagues I want to preserve and continue.
If you are interested in a trial lesson or information, contact me: s.c.schouten@pl.hanze.nl
Among my former students:
Diplom Master Bass clarinet – Eugene Lai, Chris Watt, Amy Zuidema, Femke van den Bergh
I was guestprofessor and gave masterclasses at:
Croatia, Split: Art Academy, Music Department (2025)
USA, Utah Provo: BYU School of Music (2025)
USA, Arizona: Low Clarinet Festival (International Clarinet Association) (2023, 2025)
Austria, Vienna: Universität für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Wien (2017, 2024)
Turkey, Istanbul: Bilgi University (2023)
Portugal, Porto: School of Music and Performing Arts (2023)
Israël, Jerusalem: Jerusalem Academy for Music and Dance (2019)
Estonia, Tallinn: Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (2018)
USA, Chicago: Chicago academy of the Arts (2016)
NL, Rotterdam: Codarts (2015-2016)
Peru, Lima: El Clarinete en Latinoamerica (2012)
Series of online lessons on contemporary pieces can be found at Gallery of Tones.
Some activities initiated by Fie Schouten and different colleagues, together with students:
2025
march 2025: recording of Basset (1988) version for bass clarinet (2021) by Guus Janssen with master students Eugene Lai and Chris Watt
visiting professor at Art Academy, Music Department, Split Croatia
working on improvisation with students of the classical department.
working on the new septet by Cornelis de Bondt 8.2.2025
Eugene Lai, Santiago Geissler, Chris Watt, Ross Varbanov, Dion Hoorn, Stephanie Tan and Fie Schouten
2024
festival soundsofmusic
27 nov 2024 12:00 Oosterpoort & 29 nov 20:30 Grand Theatre Groningen
Frederic Rzewski – Coming Together (1972)
Ensemble Prins Claus Conservatorium o.l.v. Fie Schouten met Veerle van Overloop, stem
Eugene Lai, klarinet, Chris Watt, basklarinet, Lisanne Clignett, viool,
Cecilia Constanzo, cello, Erney Acosta Cruz, piano, JT Hwang, basgitaar,
Nóra Tákacs, marimba, Dãvis Grinhofs, drums
Closing of the year 23/24 – reading through a pile of contemporary clarinet music, chamber music
Fie Schouten + Femke IJlstra (sax) & studenten van Prins Claus Conservatorium
Muziek van Micha Hamel, Calliope Tsoupaki, Ton de Leeuw, Elliot Carter, David Salleras
• 12 mei 2024, 15u Podium Zuidhaege Assen
• 10 mei 2024, 12:30 Tivoli-Vredenburg Utrecht live & livestream
• 6 april 2024, 15u Olterterp St.Hippolytuskerk, Cultbee
Leeuwarder Courant: “Verfrissend Lenteconcert” lees helemaal
2023
7.11.23 European Clarinet Congress, Fontys Tilburg
Bass clarinets of Prince Claus Conservatoire
Fie Schouten, Femke van den Bergh, Amy Zuidema, Chris Watt
Buste by Paul Termos, Four to the floor by Anna Meredith, Trotzig by Petra Stump-Linshalm, Creep of Radiohead arr. by Cornelius Boots
12 nov 2023 Eenrum Participatory Concert
concert met docenten & studenten Prins Claus Conservatorium
Zinderend Laag bastrombones & basklarinetten
soundsofmusic festival 2023 – 2 concerts + masterclass
31 oct Grand Theatre Groningen
Georges Aperghis – Mouvement pour quintette
Studentensemble Prins Claus Conservatorium:
Beatriz Bertalotto, violin, Julia Baas viola, Nina Delzescaux cello, Geert Omta piano, Stephanie Tan clarinet (cond by Fie Schouten)
Lightdesign by students of Minerva Academy
Manon Dessainte, Eva Hoogenberg, Finn Hoppen, Maria Oost, Kai Phan (and their teacher André Pronk)
1 nov Oosterpoort Groningen
Georges Aperghis – Mouvement pour quintette
Beatriz Bertalotto, violin, Julia Baas viola, Nina Delzescaux cello, Geert Omta piano, Stephanie Tan clarinet (cond by Fie Schouten)
Masterclass by Carl Rosman 30.11.23
1 okt 2023 Participatory Concert Woodwinds in Oosterpoort Groningen
with music by Paul Termos (Buste), Radiohead/Cornelius Boots (Creep) and much more
2022
21 nov 2022 – Evan Ziporyn at Prince Claus Conservatoire
working on his clarinet4tet Hive and groupimprovisation
12, 13 nov 2022 Beeststerzwaag & Assen
Participatory Concerts
Hive by Evan Ziporyn
soundsofmusic festival 3 nov 2022 – 2 concerts + working with the composer
rehearsing Coliseum by Pierre Jodlowski (F); working with the composer and performance
Carla Costeira sopraansaxofoon, Femke van den Bergh (bas)klarinet, Maria Navarro fluit, Nerea Gimeno Pelaez viool, Laura de Armas Fernandez cello, Bea Galán piano, Albert González Garcia percussie, Patricia Swart live electronics
sept.22 preparations concerts with woodwindclass
26.4.22 Prince Claus Conservatoire Groningen
Masterclass with guestteachers Guus Janssen and Jelte Althuis
2021
Participatory concerts
17.11.21 19:00 Prince Claus Conservatoire Groningen
20.11.21 15:00 Church Beetsterzwaag
Concerts by the woodwindclass; students & teachers
In the picture: performing Watching Ali! by Claudio Puntin, Digit #2 by Mayke Nas
soundsofmusic festival 2021 – 2 concerts and working with the composer
Performance by students of PCC
Concerto no.9
by Maxim Shalygin
2.11.21 16:00 Grand Theatre Groningen
3.11.21 12:00 Oosterpoort Groningen
Fie Schouten conductor
Thore Gulden flute/picc , Fabiana Lazazzara oboe, Femke van de Bergh (bass) clarinet, Belen Pérez violin, Andreia Martins Florindo viola, Queralt Rodriguez Gascons cello, Tadas Čeliauskas double bass, Diana Milena Acosta Cruz piano, Zweitze van der Heide percussion
2020
soundsofmusic festival 2020
Fie Schouten worked with students of PCC on Stirrings Still of Rebecca Saunders, performance in Grand Theatre 3.nov.2020
2019
soundsofmusic festival 2019 – 2 concerts and working with the composer
composer/musician Anna Meredith (UK) @PCC Groningen
Fie Schouten & students worked with the composer and performed her music
• Origami Songs for ensemble > listen to our performance
• Four to the Floor for 4 bass clarinets
22 sept 2019,
Museum de Buitenplaats Eelde
Hieroglyphen van Daniel Ruyneman
i.s.m. Huib Ramaer en studenten van PCC
may 2019, guest @ Jerusalem Academy for Music & Dance
febr 2019 guests from Tallinn in Groningen
2018
soundsofmusic festival 2018 – Masterclass & concert with composer
Clara Ianotta (D/I), works Limun and Al di là del bianco in Prins Claus Conservatoire & Grand Theatre Groningen
2018 guest at Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre Tallinn, after working on Tierkreis by Stockhausen
2017
soundsofmusic festival 2017 in Groningen, masterclass with Julia Wolfe (USA) & performance of her piece Believing
2017 (as a guestteacher at the University for Music and Performing Arts Vienna) > listen to the concert of 19.may.2017
Ensemble cond. Fie Schouten, Oosterpoort march 2017
Interface – Calliope Tsoupaki
2016
soundsofmusic festival Groningen 2016
Masterclass with Helmut Oehring (D) & performance of his piece Angelus Novus
Festival OnWings 2016 Groningen, Fie Schouten & students
Masterclass with Jacob ter Veldhuis & performance of his piece Drahtgeflecht
2016, Oosterpoort Groningen, Fie Schouten & students
Basklarinet Festijn 2016 – performance with 2 students at Gaudeamus Utrecht & guestprofessors/artists at Prince Claus Conservatoire Petra Stump-Linshalm and Heinz-Peter Linshalm (Austria)
2015
soundsofmusic festival 2015
Masterclass with Theo Loevendie & performance of his piece Bons @Prince Claus Conservatoire, Grand Theatre
2015, woodwindday – Fie Schouten & students