Biography Christina Fuchs
1963
born in Munich
1983
Abitur in Freiburg
1984-87
Studies of German Literature und History, University of Freiburg
1987-90
Studied Saxophone with Frank Gratkowski/ Cologne, Steve Lacy/ Berlin, Joachim Ullrich/ Cologne Studies of Compostion, Jazzharmony and Arrangement with Joachim Ullrich und Siegfried Koepf, Cologne.
Since 1987
She works as saxophonist, clarinetist, conductor and composer in diverse ensembles that cover new music, theatre music, improvised music and jazz.
She got commissions for theatre music and film scores, radio- and tv productions. CD releases
Since 1992
Founding and co-leading of the United Women's Orchestra
further projects: Duo Kontrasax, Christina Fuchs Quartett ‘No Tango’, NoTango&Strings, Soundscapes Orchestra, Lagash, Blue Art Orchestra, Soundscapes of Home, DoubleXXSaxQuartet
1995
Scholarship jazz&literatur NRW
1997
Studied in Canada at the Banff Centre for the Arts.
1998/99/2000
Member of the International Big Band Composers/ Instrumentalists Festival Vancouver, Canada with Hugh Fraser, Slide Hampton, Graham Collier, Phil Nimmons.
1999
Scholarship BMI Composers Program in NYC. Studied with Jim McNeely, Maria Schneider, Michael Abene in NYC und George Russell in Boston.
2001/02
Composition Award jazzart NRW-New Music in the 21st century
2002
Julius Hemphill Composition Awards for Large Ensemble, USA
2003
Scholarship Music Program Art Omi, New York, USA 2004
Scholarship Nairs, Art in Engadina Bassa, Switzerland
2005
NDR Radio Big Band commission, Germany, Hamburg
2007
Scholarship at the Künstlerhaus Lukas, Ahrenshoop/Ostsee, Germany
2008/09
Commissioned for original compositions by the Landesmusikrat NRW
2009/10
Project funding by the Kulturamt der Stadt Köln and SK Stiftung Kultur
2010
Founding and leading of the Christina Fuchs Soundscapes Orchestra, which performs Fuchs’ compositions for Large Ensemble
2011/12
State Funding by the Initiative Musik
'No Tango Quartet' Tour to Australia
2014
Composition award: WDR Jazzprice - commission for the WDR Radio Big Band
2015
'No Tango Quartet' Tour to Maroc with the Goethe Institute and Institut Francais
2016
Scholarship Nairs, Art in Engadina Bassa, Switzerland
Winner of the international competition for Composition for Jazzorchestra 'Scrivere in Jazz' in Sassari/Sardinia/Italiy,
Assoziatione Blue Note Orchestra
Founding of the artists collective >> SONIQ together with jarry Singla and Ramesh Shotham, aiming for international exchange between musicians and composers
2017
Winner of the international competition >> "5th Annual Jazz Composition Contest for Women Composers" Seattle Women’s Jazz Orchestra, Seattle, USA
2018
Scholarship >>Künstlerhaus Lyseloth, Basel, Switzerland
2019
Finalist at the >>Neuer Deutscher Jazzpreis for composition, Mannheim, Deutschland. Curator: Renaud Garcia-Fonds
2020
Scholarship >> Fundaziun Nairs, Switzerland
Finalist at the >>Neuer Deutscher Jazzpreis for composition, Mannheim, Deutschland. Curator: Frank Möbus
2021
Nominated for the German Jazz Price in the category "Large Ensemble of the Year" with the FUCHSTHONE ORCHESTRA