President: Craig Ogden
"Bringing big names to a small town"
CLASSICAL-JAZZ NIGHT
Emma Johnson & Friends
Tuesday 8th September 2026 at 7.30pm
Reserved seats £10 - £40
“Britain's favourite clarinettist”
The Times
Together with John Lenehan (piano) and Paul Clarvis (drums), Emma explores the roots of jazz, from cakewalk to ragtime to spirituals, via the music of Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Duke Ellington and many more, in this fresh, entertaining and crowd-pleasing programme.
Emma Johnson is one of the few clarinettists to have established a career as a solo performer, which has taken her to venues all over the world. Johnson has made 30 recordings to date. Her album English Fantasy has been streamed 5 million times on Spotify whilst Voyage and The Mozart Album both reached the top of the classical charts.
Clarinet Goes to Town
Emma Johnson’s television appearances range from a recital for Sky Arts to gala concerts the Proms. She is also remembered for playing the popular theme for The Victorian Kitchen Garden on BBC TV (winning a Novello Award).
Her radio work includes Artist of the Week for both BBC Radio 3 and Classic FM as well as for radio stations around the world and she has been a featured guest on programmes such as Woman's Hour and World at One. Her broadcasts about the composer Finzi and the poet Milton were both chosen as Pick of the Week and she is often invited to give talks, including recently Comedy Classical, an exploration of humour in music, for The Arts Society.
Music at Stow is excited to announce that Emma will again be running workshops centred around her Instrument Stories project, and she will be taking these into our local primary schools when she visits. Her passion and commitment in this area resulted in her setting up the Emma Johnson Musical Foundation in 2024.
