Evan Erickson (b. 2003) is a clarinetist, composer, and engraver currently studying under Robyn Jones (clarinet) and Kamran Ince (composition). As a performer, he serves as an advocate for new music, always utilizing the stage to share music from those in under-privileged situations. Within his compositions, he crafts a wide range of aural atmospheres that are not afraid to jump between groove, ambiance, chaos, and beauty. As an engraver, music Evan has engraved has appeared on the stands of various military bands and professional orchestras across the United States.

As a composer, Evan has been performed and commissioned by a growing list of ensembles and performers across the United States, some of which including: the University of Memphis Wind Ensemble, the Heartland Marimba Quartet, the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra, and the Eastern Michigan University Orchestra. He was selected as a composer for the 2023 Imani Winds Summer Chamber Music Festival at the Juilliard School. His work for wind ensemble, “Desert Tales,” was a finalist for the 2023 ASCAP Morton Gould Award and was premiered as part of the first collaboration between the University of Memphis Wind Ensemble and Dance Studio in April of 2023.

Evan was featured as a clarinet soloist with the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra in both 2019 and 2021 as the winner of their concerto competition. He was awarded the prestigious “Chamber Players Scholarship” at the University of Memphis to perform in the school’s “Magnolia Woodwind Quintet.” Through his non-profit “Call for Scores” opportunity, he has been able to premiere and feature the works of 14 composers who have heard 5 or less of their pieces performed. Through this opportunity, Evan has performed and presented a various national conferences and events like: the College Music Society’s 2024 National and Souther Division Conferences, the 2024 North American Saxophone Alliance Conference, and the International Clarinet Association’s Clareidoscope 2024 event.