Elizabeth Lantz Crone: flute

Flutist Elizabeth Crone has been a frequent performer on Southwest Virginia concert stages since 1994. Originally from Phoenix, Arizona, Mrs. Crone holds degrees in flute performance from the University of Southern California and the University of Arizona. She has studied with renowned flutists Julius Baker, Michel Debost, Ann Diener-Giles, James Walker, and Walfred Kujala. She has taught applied flute at Virginia Tech, Hollins University, Radford University, Bluefield College, and California State University at Humboldt.

Ms. Crone has performed on flute and piccolo with the Vocal Arts and Music Festival at Virginia Tech, the Roanoke Symphony, Opera Roanoke, New River Valley Chamber Winds, Chamber Orchestra of Southwest Virginia, the Lynchburg Symphony Orchestra, and the Tucson Chamber Orchestra. In 2011, she performed in Bristol and Ipswich, England in recitals featuring Concertino Pastorale by composer in residence, Philip Wilby. In 2012, she traveled to Quito, Ecuador to work with students in the National Conservatory of Music and perform both as a soloist and chamber musician.

Ms. Crone is a regular performer with the University Chamber Music concert series at Virginia Tech. She has performed as a soloist in recitals in California and Virginia. Currently, Elizabeth Crone is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Music at Virginia Tech.