Composition : Can Karacadağlı
Performance: Fie Schouten
Recording: 23.5.2021 at Plein Theater Amsterdam
Sound engineer: Arjan van Asselt
Kindly supported by Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Turkey

Idée Fixe / for Bass Clarinet in Bb

Beautiful new piece by John Croft, written for us plus clarinet, setting a fragment from the libretto of Monteverdi's Orfeo. Live at the Bethaniënklooster, Amsterdam, Dec 2013, with clarinettist Fie Schouten.

…ma quale eclissi v'oscura? (John Croft, 2013)

For 7 bass clarinets and 3 contrabass clarinets. 
The piece was recorded live at De Toonzaal, Den Bosch (NL) on 13 april 2014, performed by Oguz Büyükberber, Claudio Puntin, Ernesto Molinari, Fie Schouten, Harry Sparnaay, Laura Carmichael, Jelte Althuis, Tobias Klein, Ainhoa Miranda and Steffen Schorn.

Too Dark To Read - Tobias Klein (2014)

Live recording of the premiere performance by Sonic Hedgehog: 
Wiek Hijmans (electric guitar)
Shanna Pranaitis (bass flute)
Fie Schouten (bass clarinet)
Het Bethaniënklooster, Amsterdam, September 2014.

Adage of Spontaneity

Katharina Gross & Fie Schouten
violoncello & (contra)bass clarinet
from CD titled bee sage, Attacca 2024171 
bee sage (2023) Rozalie Hirs
full length 14min
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https://attacca.nl/product/schouten-gross-bee-sage/

About the piece:
bee sage is named after the plant Salvia apiana, also known as white sage, sacred sage, or bee sage. This aromatic plant, native to the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, is often associated with purification, healing, and spiritual practices. In choosing this title, Hirs evokes the plant’s connection to ritual, nature, and the delicate ecosystems in which it thrives.
The parts of the two instruments are both contrasting and complementary. A central feature of the cello part is its use of sum and difference tones, a phenomenon known from psychoacoustics. The deep, resonant tones of the contrabass clarinet anchor the piece, revealing the fundamental frequencies that underlie the harmonically rich language of the cello. Through this structure, I explore the way the different timbres can fuse, intertwine, and engage in a constant dialogue.
The work invites the listener to immerse themselves in a sound world where time feels elastic, and where the richness of the harmonic spectra is slowly revealed. Bee sage is dedicated to Duo Gross & Schouten. 
Rozalie Hirs, 2024

bee sage (fragment)

Ritterballett _ CARLOS BICA . PLAYING WITH BEETHOVEN

Galatea (from “The Factory”)
Music & Lyrics: David Dramm

Voice: David Dramm

Ensemble Labyrint:

Clarinet/Bass Clarinet: Fie Schouten, Leo Janssen, Yamila Bavio
Shô: Naomi Sato
Trumpets: Reijer Dorresteijn, Louis Lanzing, Bob Koertshuis
Bass Trombone: Hans Visser
Keyboards: Gerard Bouwhuis, David Dramm
Percussion, Wine Glasses: Christiaan Saris
Drums: Arno van Nieuwenhuize

Recorded by Thijs Borsten, Studio Boslucht (Amersfoort)
Mixed by David Dramm

Galatea (The Factory demo)

Performed by Sonic Hedgehog
Shanna Guitierrez - flute
Wiek Hijmans - guitar
Fie Schouten - bass clarinet
febr 2016, Chicago

Aether Me Nothing

Ebb and Flow / Medcezir
composed by Selim Doğru
Performed by Axyz Ensemble
CD: Ebb and Flow /  Medcezir

Ebb and Flow - Selim Doğru

Giacinto Scelsi: Mantram

The Great Kaida, live at Festival Improvisierte Musik Streitfeld, München

Kaida:
Fie Schouten- bass clarinet (http://fieschouten.nl/)
Karina Erhard- flute (https://www.karina-erhard.de/)

The Great Boredom
Nicolas Schulze- fender rhodes piano/sampler (http://www.nicolasschulze.de)
Daniel Kartmann- drums (http://www.danielkartmann.de)

TheGreatKaida 2

(Bass) clarinetist
Professor for bass clarinet at the Prince Claus Conservatory Groningen (NL)
Artistic director of the Dutch Basklarinet Festijn

bee sage (fragment)

Fie Schouten

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