Lauren Henning is a bassoonist originally from Western New York, and is currently a freelance musician in the Cleveland, Ohio area. In 2021 she participated in the Meg Quigley Vivaldi Competition and Symposium where she was named one of ten finalists in the competition. Again as a soloist, Ms. Henning was named a winner of The Fredonia School of Music Concerto Competition in 2020 after being named a finalist in the prior competition. Also in 2020, she was awarded the coveted Performer’s Certificate from The Fredonia School of Music based on judged recital performances.

As an orchestral musician, she is currently an active substitute in Western New York, Erie, Pennsylvania, and Cleveland, Ohio.

She has performed with the Erie Philharmonic, Cleveland Pops Orchestra, Youngstown Symphony and Ashland Symphony, to name a few. Contributing to her orchestral experience, Ms. Henning was selected as a participant in The Cleveland Institute of Music Bassoon Audition Intensive (2020) where she was one of twelve students invited to play in the master classes that covered major orchestral bassoon excerpts. She received her undergraduate degree in Music Education and Bassoon Performance from The State University of New York at Fredonia in 2021 where she studied with Laura Koepke.

Currently, Ms. Henning is pursuing her Masters Degree in Bassoon Performance from The Cleveland Institute of Music while studying with Barrick Stees. During the summer season you can find her working at Chautauqua Institution as a member of the Music and Audio/Visual Production crew, where she enjoys working with the members of the orchestra, guest artists, and music festival students.