The Basklarinet Festijn is an event featuring the bass clarinet in contemporary composed and improvised music.
We organise concerts, education, commission new works and bring international specialists together.
In 2014-2022 we organised with success 4 editions with in total 36 concerts and 14 workshops/masterclasses, 20 new pieces were commissioned and performed.
Direction: Fie Schouten & Tobias Klein
Basklarinet Festijn 4e editie, 20-22, all info:
-> 4th Basklarinet Festijn, updates
LINE UP MUSICIANS 20-22
Bass clarinet: Fie Schouten, Jelte Althuis, Tobias Klein, Oguz Büyükberber, Rudi Mahall, Naama Reuven, Louis Sclavis, Lothar Ohlmeier, Evan Ziporyn
Percussion: Ches Smith, Rie Watanabe, Tatiana Koleva, Bart de Vrees
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Henny Heikens orgel, Eva van de Poll cello
NEW COMPOSITIONS: Hanna Kulenty (2bcl, vlc, vibraphone), Ruud Roelofsen (bcl, perc, vlc), Evan Ziporyn (2bcl, vlc, vibraphone), Bart de Vrees (2bcl, vibraph, organ), Tobias Klein (2bcl, 2perc), Oguz Büyükberber (2bcl, 2perc), Georges Aperghis (2bcl, perc, Dutch premiere)
IN: Amsterdam, Utrecht, Tilburg, Leiden, Rotterdam, Groningen, Nijmegen, Haarlem & Turkey (Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir)
Basklarinet Festijn 2018, 3e editie more information click here
LINE UP MUSICIANS 2018
Bass clarinet: Louis Sclavis (F), Tobias Klein, Germaine Sijstermans, Fie Schouten, Jelte Althuis, Oğuz Büyükberber, Joris Roelofs, Carl Rosman (D), Steffen Schorn (D), Marij van Gorkom
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Dominique Pifarély – violin, Vincent Courtois, Eva van de Poll – cello, Beltane Ruiz Molina, Florentin Ginot – double bas, Keiko Shichijo – piano, Claron McFadden, Kristina Fuch – soprano, voice, Nora Mulder – organ, Jeroen Kimman, Anton Goudsmit – guitar, Johnny Chang – viola
NEW COMPOSITIONS: Michael Finnissy Tussen Rede en Gevoel (2bcl, vlc, cb), Georgia Nicolaou Black Sand (2bcl, vlc), Frederik Neyrinck 4 Fragments (bcl, cb), Tobias Klein Pore (3 cbcl, organ) 37FERN (2bcl, 2voice), Oğuz Büyükberber 37FERN (2bcl, 2voice), Carmen Vanderveken Jeux (bcl, vlc, gt)
IN: Amsterdam, Groningen, Nijmegen, Tilburg, Utrecht, Maastricht, Den Bosch, Leuven (B)
Basklarinet Festijn 2016, 2e editie more information click here
LINE UP MUSICIANS 2016
Armand Angster (F), Michael Riessler (D), Duo Petra Stump & Heinz-Peter Linshalm (AT), Stephan Vermeersch (B)
From the Netherlands: Jelte Althuis, Fie Schouten, Tobias Klein, Laura Carmichael, Marij van Gorkom, Oguz Büyükberber
NEW COMPOSITIONS 2016
Ig Henneman Featherlight Monkeys (bcl trio), Vanessa Lann Lather, rinse repeat (bcl 4tet), Martin Brandlmayr Utopia Parkway (bcl trio), Tobias Klein Rant (10 bcl), Héctor Moro Eulysia (8 bcl)
IN: Amsterdam, Utrecht, Groningen, Nijmegen, Enschede, Maastricht, Heerlen, Antwerpen (B)
Basklarinet Festijn 2014, 1e editie more information click here
LINE UP MUSICIANS 2014
Harry Sparnaay, Ernesto Molinari (CH), Claudio Puntin (D), Steffen Schorn (D),
Jelte Althuis, Fie Schouten, Tobias Klein, Ainhoa Miranda, Laura Carmichael, Oguz Büyükberber
NEW COMPOSITION: Tobias Klein Too dark to read (9 bcl)
IN: Amsterdam, Groningen, Den Bosch
[:en]The Basklarinet Festijn is a biennial event featuring the bass clarinet in contemporary composed and improvised music.
We organise concerts, education, commission new works and bring international specialists together.
In 2014-2018 we organised with success 26 concerts and 10 workshops/masterclasses.
12 new pieces were commissioned and performed.
Direction: Fie Schouten & Tobias Klein
Basklarinet Festijn, 4th edition 20/21, all info
-> 4th Basklarinet Festijn, updates
LINE UP MUSICIANS 20/21
Bass clarinet: Fie Schouten, Jelte Althuis, Tobias Klein, Oguz Büyükberber, Rudi Mahall, Naama Reuven
Percussion: Ches Smith, Rie Watanabe, Tatiana Koleva, Bart de Vrees
&
Aki Takase piano, Henny Heikens orgel, Eva van de Poll cello
NEW COMPOSITIONS: Hanna Kulenty (2bcl, vlc, vibraphone), Ruud Roelofsen (bcl, perc, vlc), Evan Ziporyn (2bcl, vlc, vibraphone), Bart de Vrees (2bcl, vibraph, organ), Tobias Klein (2bcl, 2perc), Oguz Büyükberber (2bcl, 2perc), Georges Aperghis (2bcl, perc, Dutch premiere)
IN: Amsterdam, Utrecht, Tilburg, Leiden, Rotterdam, Groningen, Nijmegen, Haarlem & Turkey (Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir)
Basklarinet Festijn 2018, 3rd edition more information click here
LINE UP MUSICIANS 2018
Bass clarinet: Louis Sclavis (F), Tobias Klein, Germaine Sijstermans, Fie Schouten, Jelte Althuis, Oğuz Büyükberber, Joris Roelofs, Carl Rosman (D), Steffen Schorn (D), Marij van Gorkom
&
Dominique Pifarély – violin, Vincent Courtois, Eva van de Poll – cello, Beltane Ruiz Molina, Florentin Ginot – double bass, Keiko Shichijo – piano, Claron McFadden, Kristina Fuch – soprano, voice, Nora Mulder – organ, Jeroen Kimman, Anton Goudsmit – guitar, Johnny Chang – viola
NEW COMPOSITIONS: Michael Finnissy Tussen Rede en Gevoel (2bcl, vlc, cb), Georgia Nicolaou Black Sand (2bcl, vlc), Frederik Neyrinck 4 Fragments (bcl, cb), Tobias Klein Pore (3 cbcl, organ) 37FERN (2bcl, 2voice), Oğuz Büyükberber 37FERN (2bcl, 2voice), Carmen Vanderveken Jeux (bcl, vlc, gt)
IN: Amsterdam, Groningen, Nijmegen, Tilburg, Utrecht, Maastricht, Den Bosch, Leuven (B)
Basklarinet Festijn 2016, 2nd edition more information click here
LINE UP MUSICIANS 2016
Armand Angster (F), Michael Riessler (D), Duo Petra Stump & Heinz-Peter Linshalm (AT), Stephan Vermeersch (B)
From the Netherlands: Jelte Althuis, Fie Schouten, Tobias Klein, Laura Carmichael, Marij van Gorkom, Oguz Büyükberber
NEW COMPOSITIONS 2016
Ig Henneman Featherlight Monkeys (bcl trio), Vanessa Lann Lather, rinse repeat (bcl 4tet), Martin Brandlmayr Utopia Parkway (bcl trio), Tobias Klein Rant (10 bcl), Héctor Moro Eulysia (8 bcl)
IN: Amsterdam, Utrecht, Groningen, Nijmegen, Enschede, Maastricht, Heerlen, Antwerpen (B)
Basklarinet Festijn 2014, 1st edition more information click here
LINE UP MUSICIANS 2014
Harry Sparnaay, Ernesto Molinari (CH), Claudio Puntin (D), Steffen Schorn (D),
Jelte Althuis, Fie Schouten, Tobias Klein, Ainhoa Miranda, Laura Carmichael, Oguz Büyükberber
NEW COMPOSITION: Tobias Klein Too dark to read (9 bcl)
IN: Amsterdam, Groningen, Den Bosch