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. Ms. Crone has performed on flute and piccolo with the Roanoke Symphony, Opera Roanoke, New River Valley Chamber Winds, Chamber Orchestra of Southwest Virginia, the Lynchburg Symphony Orchestra, and the Tucson Chamber Orchestra. Ms. Crone is a regular performer with the University Chamber Music concert series at Virginia Tech. She has performed with her husband, pianist Jay Crone, in recitals in California and Virginia. In 2011, she will perform in Bristol, England in recitals featuring Concertino Pastorale by composer in residence, Philip Wilby and will perform in her second year as the flutist for the Vocal Arts and Music Festival at Virginia Tech. She has taught applied flute at Virginia Tech, Hollins University, Radford University, Bluefield College, and California State University at Humboldt. She has studied with renowned flutists Julius Baker, Michel Debost, Anne Diener Zentner, James Walker, and Walfried Kujala. Elizabeth Crone currently teaches applied flute at Virginia Tech and is the coordinator of the Live at the Lyric event series for the Lyric Theatre in downtown Blacksburg, Virginia.