Erik Jönsson

Clarinet

Brooklyn-based clarinetist Erik Jönsson is an active artist all across New York City, having appeared with the Chelsea Symphony, New York Repertory Orchestra, and the One World Symphony, among others. A versatile musician whose passions span beyond symphonic repertoire, he has also performed in Christmas and Easter services at the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, with the Westchester Oratorio Society and Wind Ensemble Society of New York City, and in pit orchestras for Opera in the Slope's productions of Carmen and Rigoletto and the HERE Arts Center production of Whiskey Pants: The Mayor of Williamsburg.

Erik received a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Performance from Ithaca College, where he was a finalist in the IC Concerto Competition and the recipient of the J. J. Whalen Young Artist Award. He also received a Diplôme d’Exécution (Performer’s Certificate) from L’École Normale de Musique de Paris Alfred Cortot. Erik’s primary instructors include Michael Galván, Richard Faria, and Guy Deplus, and he has performed in master classes for Larry Combs and Laurie Bloom of the Chicago Symphony and David Shifrin of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.

Singing

Erik Jönsson is a Brooklyn-based baritone vocalist who began singing at a young age in his church’s choir in New York’s Hudson Valley. Decades later, he is still singing in church as a member of Trinity Church Wall Street’s semi-professional choir, Downtown Voices, with whom he has sung at Carnegie Hall with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) as part of the Mark Morris Dance Group’s production of L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, and Madison Square Garden in concert with Andrea Bocelli.

Able to interpret a variety of music styles, Erik has also sung as a chorus member with Takht al-Nagham, the performing ensemble of the Syrian Music Preservation Initiative, in performances at Roulette and Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall.

Upcoming highlights in the 2024–25 season include performances of Verdi’s Requiem and the world premiere of Stephen Main’s The Image in June, both at Trinity Church.