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Christina Fuchs

Germany Cologne
Main specialization: Saxophone Clarinet, Composition
Self-taught
Native language: German Other languages: English, French
Christina Fuchs
Christina Fuchs

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Christina Fuchs – composer, saxophones and clarinets

She studied German literature and history in Freiburg, later on composition in Cologne with Joachim Ullrich and Siegfried Koepf, Maria Schneider and Jim McNeely in New York and George Russell in Boston.

Christina Fuchs received national and international rewards in composition as „Scrivere in Jazz“, Italy and the “WDR Jazzpreis” Cologne. Recently she got nominated with the Fuchsthone Orchestra for the German Jazz Price in the category “Best Large Ensemble of the year”.

She works as composer, saxophonist and clarinetist in a variety of ensembles in such divers fields as New Music, Theatre, Improvised Music and Jazz.

During the past 30 years Christina Fuchs has developed an instantly recognizable sound and a unique language as a composer. Her work includes traditional concerts as well as collaborations with other art forms, such as dance, visual arts, literature, spoken word, documentaries and theatre. What is common to all of these settings is Fuchs' emphasis on blending written and improvised music.

Christina Fuchs is in a leading position for her ensembles “No Tango Quartet”, „Flux”, “KontraSax”, the musicians collective SONIQ and in co-leadership with the „FUCHSTHONE ORCHESTRA“.

Awards and Residencies:

Artist in Residence in Canada at the Banff Centre for the Arts. 1998/1999/2000

Member of the  BMI Composers Program in NYC, 1999/2000

Winner of the competition contest jazzart NRW 2001

Julius Hemphill Composition Awards for Large Ensemble (USA) 2002

Artist in Residence at the Art Omi  Music Program, New York, USA, 2003

Artist in Residence in Nairs, Art in Engadina Bassa, Switzerland, 2004

Commission for the NDR Radio Big Band, Hamburg, 2005

Artist in Residence  at the Künstlerhaus Lukas, Ahrenshoop/D, 2007

Reward WDR Jazzpreis for composition, Cologne 2014

Artist in Residence  at the Leighton Artists Colony, Canada, Banff Centre for the Arts, 2014

1st Price „Scrivere in Jazz“, composition, Sardinia/Italy 2016

1st Price “ Seattle Annual Jazz Composition Contest” for Women Composers, USA, 2017

Finalist at the Neuen Deutschen Jazzpreis for composition, Germany. Curator: Renaud Garcia-Fons 2019

Finalist at the Neuen Deutschen Jazzpreis for composition, Germany. Curator: Frank Möbus, 2020

Artist in Residence at Fundaziun Nairs, Switzerland, 2020

Nominated for the “German Jazz Price” in the category “Best Large Ensemble of the year”. 2021

Artist in Residence at Fundaziun Nairs, Switzerland, 2022

 

 

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