Claudia Rumondor (1983 Zaandam, The Netherlands) studied composition at the Conservatory of Amsterdam with Daan Manneke, Wim Henderickx and Theo Loevendie. She attended harp lessons with Anke Bottema, Gertru Pasveer and Alexandre Bonnet. Claudia also graduated at the University of Amsterdam in Media and Culture (film studies), and Musicology. Since 2009 she studies Javanese gamelan with Elsje Plantema.
Claudia was the first CvA composer to graduate with a teaching license. In order to continue her research in educating composition the CvA provided her with a Top Talent scholarship. With this background, she prepared several young composers for their study at the conservatory. In the years 2008-2012 she worked as an artist in residence at Markant, Center for Education in Arts Apeldoorn. Since 2010 she's also resident composer at FluXus Center of the Arts Zaanstad. Claudia was the assistant artistic director of the FluXus program Music makes Cool from 2010-2014, developing classroom instrumental education for primary schools. In this program she teaught the harp, gamelan, choir, improvisation and composition. She also coördinated the program.
From June 2012 until March 2013 Claudia worked as an artist in residence in her own town district Poelenburg.
Claudia's compositions have won several prizes, including a first prize at the Princess Christina Competition 2001 and the Henriëtte Bosmansprijs 2008 of the audience. In 2004, one of her orchestral pieces was selected for the final of the Project Jonge Componisten. Most of her compositions have been published by Music Center The Netherlands (Donemus). Works have been performed by the Aurelia Saxophone Quartet, Holland Symfonia, the New Ensemble, the New Trombone Collective and the Netherlands Wind Ensembles a.o..
Claudia is co-founder and secretary of the Jan Rokus van Roosendael Foundation and board member of the Society of Dutch composers (GeNeCo) a.o.. In her spare time, Claudia likes to write poems, of which some were nominated for or awarded with prizes.