Elizabeth Hanlon

Elizabeth Hanlon (Widzinski) has been Adjunct Professor of Clarinet at the State University of New York at Fredonia since 2011 and was also on the faculty at Canisius College from 2013-2017. She regularly performs with the Western New York Chamber Orchestra, Erie Philharmonic and Erie Philharmonic Octet, is an active freelance player, and holds regular recitals on the Fredonia campus. In addition to her playing and teaching, Ms. Hanlon is also a woodwind repair technician, specializing in professional clarinet work. 

Ms. Hanlon holds an M.M. in Clarinet Performance from Wichita State University, where she served as a Graduate Teaching Assistant from 2008-2010. While studying at WSU, she held the Konrad Wolff & Isle Bing Chamber Music Fellowship. Ms. Hanlon earned a B.M. in Clarinet Performance as well as a B.S. in Music Business from the State University of New York at Potsdam’s Crane School of Music, and graduated summa cum laude in 2008. 

While studying at Wichita State University, Ms. Hanlon performed with the Wichita Symphony and was also a member of two chamber groups that each won first prize in the prestigious Wolff-Bing Chamber Music Competition in 2009 and 2010. 

In addition to her work teaching and performing, Ms. Hanlon also enjoys running, baking, and spending time with her husband, Kieran, and daughter, Eva!