Overview
Elizabeth Shuhan enjoys a dynamic career as both a performer and teacher. She is a Visiting Lecturer of Flute at Cornell University, a flute faculty artist and Director of Education and Community Engagement at Opus Ithaca School of Music, and spends her summers as a teaching and performing artist at Luzerne Music Center. Previously, she served on the faculties of Ithaca College, the Hochstein School, and the University of Arkansas.
Ms. Shuhan is the principal flutist of the Fort Smith Symphony (AR) and performs regularly with Opera Ithaca, the Shuhan Trio, and the Ithaca Flute Duo. She has held positions with the North Arkansas Symphony and the Meridian Symphony and has appeared as guest principal flute with the Rochester Chamber Orchestra, Binghamton Philharmonic, Finger Lakes Opera, and the Skaneateles Music Festival. Additionally, she has performed with the Rochester Philharmonic, Cayuga Chamber Orchestra, and Tri-Cities Opera.
A prizewinner and finalist in multiple competitions, Ms. Shuhan has been recognized in the National Flute Association Professional Performers Competition, the MTNA National Young Artist Competition, and the Fischoff Chamber Music Competition, and received first prize in the Mid-South Flute Society Competition. She holds degrees in flute performance and music education from the University of Arkansas and the University of Southern Mississippi. She has also received extensive training in the Suzuki Flute Method, studying under Toshio Takahashi.
Ms. Shuhan has recorded for Naxos, Albany, and PBS and is a Burkart Flutes and Piccolo Artist.
