Dr. Bradley Johnson is Lecturer of bassoon at Eastern Michigan University and is an advocate of new music and promoter of diversity. He regularly performs music by underrepresented composers and has premiered numerous works by living composers. Johnson previously held an academic position as Adjunct Instructor of Bassoon at Northern Arizona University, where he co-hosted the 2024 International Double Reed Society (IDRS)
conference. He is also a member of the 2025 IDRS Conference Artistic Committee.
He has had an active performance career, having regularly performed with the Scottsdale Philharmonic, Flagstaff Symphony, The Phoenix Symphony, and the Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra in Lucerne, Switzerland. He has also been a featured artist at numerous conferences such as IDRS, the Meg Quigley Symposium and Central Michigan University’s Woodwind festival.
With each performance, Johnson strives to push the boundaries of what is possible on the bassoon.