Laura McLaughlin Lingle is a founding member and executive director of Lakeshore Rush NFP. She can be heard on Lakeshore Rush’s debut album, Moving Parts, available on Albany records. Laura has been a featured performer at a variety of national and international conferences including the International Clarinet Association’s ClarinetFest® and the American Single Reed Summit. She is principal clarinet of the Manitowoc Symphony Orchestra, and performs regularly with the Madison Symphony Orchestra.

Dedicated to new music, Laura has commissioned and premiered chamber works by Beth Bradfish, Griffin Candey, Dane Crozier, Amos Gillespie, Jonathan Hannau, Joshua Hintze, Pierre Jalbert, Laura Schwendinger, Chris Thomas, and Roger Zare. Her articles “Tips from the Pros” and “Interview with John Bruce Yeh” were published in the Clarinet Journal, and her “12 Progressive Etudes: For E-flat Clarinet” was published in 2020. She currently serves as Educational Sales Specialist with D'Addario, providing clinics to band and orchestra programs across the greater Midwest.

Before joining D'Addario, she served as faculty at Carroll University, Alverno College, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, and University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Laura received a BM degree from Eastern Michigan University, a MM degree from Michigan State University, and a DMA degree from University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her primary teachers include Dr. Linda Bartley, Dr. Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr, and Dr. Kimberly Cole-Luevano.

Visit www.laurakmclaughlin.com for more information.