Tara Bouman was born in 1970 in Leiden, Holland and studied clarinet at the conservatories of Amsterdam and Rotterdam with Walter Boeijkens and Piet Honingh. In 1997 she finished her studies cum laude.

Tara Bouman specialised in the interpretation of contemporary music, loving the adventure of discovering "new notes and a new language". As soloist and chamber musician she has worked with Suzanne Stephens,