Historical Clarinets, Basset Horns and Chalumeaux
Soren Green is a clarinetist and clarinet maker based in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Soren received a BA in clarinet performance from San Francisco Conservatory of Music and Bachelor and Master’s degrees in Historical Clarinet from the Royal Conservatoire in the Hague. He studied historical clarinet and clarinet building in the Hague with Eric Hoeprich and wind instrument making with Paul Beekhuizen.
INSTRUMENTS…
Clarinets
My clarinets are based on careful examinations of surviving eighteenth and nineteenth century instruments
Basset horns
My instruments meet the needs of the most demanding professional, remain faithful to the originals
Chalumeaux
My work is inspired by the beauty and perfection of the original instruments I copy.
My Work…
My work is inspired by the beauty and perfection of the original instruments I copy. They are works of art ideally suited to play the music of their time. Meticulous examination and research, as well as dedicated practice and performance inform my recreations of the clarinets, basset horns, and chalumeaux played during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
With a musical upbringing, engineering studies at Stanford University, clarinet studies at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and early music studies under Eric Hoeprich at the Royal Conservatoire in the Hague, I bring a unique combination of skills and experience to building instruments.
My instruments meet the needs of the most demanding professional, remain faithful to the originals, and are beautiful to the ear and eye. I specialize in instruments based on original examples from the finest makers of the Golden Age of the clarinet including Theodor Lotz, Raymond Griesbacher, and Griessling & Schlott. The instruments I build are practical and reliable, as well as easy and comfortable for the performer. Historical instruments are a joy to play and build.
About…
The Maker
Soren began his musical studies in Washington D.C. at the age of 8, taking up clarinet at the age of 11. After secondary school he tried to give up music to study mechanical engineering at Stanford University, but was unsuccessful. He began to play clarinet again and joined the Stanford Symphony Orchestra and was principal…
The Originals
The August Grenser: My August Grenser copy is based on the five key clarinet in Eric Hoeprich’s collection. I was fortunate enough to play it several times. It is a wonderful instrument with a warm focused sound. It is equipped with double holes to facilitate low c sharp and also on the lowest joint, allowing for…
The materials
Original clarinets, chalumeaux and basset horns from the eighteenth and first half of the nineteenth century are virtually all made of European Boxwood though there are some of ebony and a few early instruments in fruitwood. Rings or ferrules to reinforce the sockets became more and more common during the eighteenth century. These were made of…