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Emma Johnson will perform with Gregg Drott at 7.30pm on Saturday, 27th September, at Amersham Free Church, HP6 6AJ, thanks to Amersham Concert Club
Dreading the darker evenings? Amersham Concert Club’s 59th season gets off to a tremendous start when Emma Johnson and Gregg Drott come to Amersham to perform their Clarinet Celebration on 27th September.
“A classical music superstar” (Clarinet & Saxophone Magazine) and “Britain’s favourite clarinettist”, (The Times) are two descriptions of Emma who is one of the few clarinet players to have made a career as a soloist and is an internationally acclaimed musician, composer and lecturer. Since winning BBC Young Musician of the Year aged 17 she has gone on to become one of the UK’s biggest selling classical artists and is known for her diverse range of repertoire. She was awarded an MBE by the Queen in 1996.
In this programme she’ll explore all the major styles of clarinet music from Variations based on Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet to the romantic (Schumann and Clarke), and Poulenc’s Sonata for clarinet & piano. In the second half she’ll explore the jazz influence on the clarinet with works by Benny Goodman, John Dankworth and Duke Ellington. Emma introduces pieces in a relaxed, informative way.
Tickets are £25pp at amersham concerts.org.uk or please call 01494 765420. The club is keen to encourage young people to hear live music performed by outstanding musicians, so tickets for under-21s are free at all of their concerts.
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