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Clarinet Showcase: Katherine Spencer and Sarah Thurlow

October Gallery, Russell Square

Tuesday 20 October 2026, 19:00

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All Friends, NextGen and Patrons.

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£35

Join Team Clarinets, Katherine (Waffy) Spencer and Sarah Thurlow, for an evening celebrating all things clarinet

This showcase will contain a mixture of performance and discussion, featuring a selection of duos, solos and orchestral excerpts on instruments from B-flat clarinet to Basset horn, and C clarinet to Chalumeaux!

The showcase will be followed by drinks in the October Gallery theatre with Waffy and Sarah.

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Please note that the theatre is up two flights of stairs and there is no lift in the building.

Please log into the website to book your tickets. Should you have any enquiries, please get in touch with development@oae.co.uk.

Katherine Spencer, Principal Clarinet

Katherine studied at the Royal Academy of Music and was introduced to Baroque music when she witnessed a performance by Anthony Pay, the former Principal Clarinet of the OAE. In this session, Katherine will be showcasing her latest basset clarinet, named ‘Grace,’ which was featured in Enlightenment 2025 and inspired by Stadler’s own basset clarinet.

Her first engagement with the OAE took place at the Glyndebourne Festival in 2002, where she played in Così fan tutte, and she later became a member of the orchestra in 2010.

Sarah Thurlow, Sub-Principal Clarinet

Sarah studied at the Royal College of Music in 1992, where she was introduced to historical clarinets during a talk with clarinettist Michael Harris. During her time at the college, Sarah was loaned funds to purchase her first clarinet, a copy of the Simiot clarinet made by Daniel Bangham, which she still owns today along with an original Simeot. Both of these clarinets will be the topic of discussion in our session.

Sarah’s first engagement with the OAE was in 2000, in a session called Mozart Arias with Natalie Dessay at Air Lyndhurst Studio. Sarah become a member of the OAE in 2023.

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Clarinet Showcase: Katherine Spencer and Sarah Thurlow

October Gallery, Russell Square

Tuesday 20 October 2026, 19:00

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Join Team Clarinets, Katherine (Waffy) Spencer and Sarah Thurlow, for an evening celebrating all things clarinet

Accessibility

Katherine Spencer, Principal Clarinet

Sarah Thurlow, Sub-Principal Clarinet

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