paulstouthamer
paulstouthamer
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Bio
Paul Stouthamer studied ‘cello in northern France as a teenager and passed his exams with high marks at the Conservatoire de Lille for each of four years. When his family moved to the United States, he studied at the University of Akron,Ohio, where he took classes from Robert Perry of the Cleveland Orchestra and Josef Gingold. Later, he moved to Boston, where he studied composition, film music, arrangement and improvisation with Bruce Gertz, Rich Appelman, Bill Pierce, Jerry Bergonzi, John Laporta, Ken Pullig and Michael Gibbs at the Berklee College of Music. He received his diploma cum laude from the Berklee School of Music.
He then moved back to Europe, where he settled in Barcelona and travelled throughout Europe, participating actively in the modern Dutch music scene. He performed with Frans Vermeersen, Michiel Braam, Johannes Ammon, Arendt Niks and wrote compositions that premiered in Amersfoort, Rotterdam, the Concertgebouw of Amsterdam, and various venues in Germany . He was a composer for the Dutch theatre group, Griftheater, for 12 years; these compositions were highlighted in performances in Holland, Germany, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Philadelphia and at the Centre Pompidou in Paris. In addition, he composed for the Ricciotti Ensemble, who performed in Amsterdam, Barcelona, and at the shipyards in Gdansk, Poland.
In Barcelona he has performed with Mauricio and Liba Villavecchia, Perico Sambaet, Jo Krause, Ginessa Ortega, Tanya Tagaq, Chicuelo, Ramón Muntaner, Jordi Sabatés, Theo Lovendie, Albert Bover, Julian Vaughn, Paul Stocker and Horacio Fumero. He wrote for and directed the Big Band de l’Associació de Escoles de Catalunya for its European tour. He leads various groups and performs in many Barcelona jazz clubs, as well as jazz and improv festivals in Spain and Europe. He teaches cello, ear training, jazz and improvisation at various schools, including the Taller de Musics ESEM conservatory.
Recently he has travelled to Sweden, where he has performed with Jess Gertztenkorn and Leo Lindberg.
His most recent production has been the opera, “Lavandería (Wash House)”, which he produced, composed, wrote the libreto for, and directed. It is a bilingual production for mixed ensemble, mezzo-soprano, actors and dancers in Roda de Ter, Catalunya.
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