Curriculum - Henri Bok

Henri Bok devoted his life to the bass clarinet, inspired as an adolescent by the great Eric Dolphy. He has been a promotor of the bass clarinet and its repertoire for more than 25 years, both as a performer and a teacher. Since 1981 he is Professor of Bass Clarinet at the Rotterdam (Superior) Conservatoire, where the unique bass clarinet program attracts students from all over the world.

Henri Bok invented unusual, but very effective new chamber music formations, such as Duo Contemporain (bass clarinet and marimba/vibraphone), Duo Novair (bass clarinet and accordion) and Bass Instincts (bass clarinet and bass oboe). Hundreds of new compositions have been written for and dedicated to Henri Bok by renowned composers from all over the world.
He is often invited to give concerts and masterclasses in Europe, North & South America, Australia and Asia.

Henri Bok has recorded over 20 CDs, has written articles for many important music magazines and is the author of the standard work for his instrument: "New Techniques for the Bass Clarinet" and "The Bass Clarinet Manual".

He is extremely enthusiastic about his newest musical group the bass clarinet duo "Clarones" and the collaboration with Luis Afonso "Montanha".