Praised for her awareness and mature musicianship, Hanna has been sought after as a section leader for many orchestras, including the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Canton Symphony, National Repertory Orchestra, Youngstown Symphony, Brevard Symphony, Firelands Symphony Orchestra, Saint Paul Civic Symphony, Bloomington Symphony Orchestra and Minnesota Bach Ensemble, as well as regularly stepping in to perform with the Cleveland Orchestra and the ProMusica Chamber Orchestra. With an adoration of orchestral playing showing from an early age, she has been honored to serve as a stand partner to such renowned concertmasters as William Preucil, Noah Bendix-Balgley, and David Kim.
Hanna received both of her degrees from the acclaimed Cleveland Institute of Music, where she studied with former Louisville Symphony concertmaster David Updegraff and Cleveland Orchestra concertmaster William Preucil, in addition to working with Stephen Rose, Peter Salaff, Joel Smirnoff, Jun Iwasaki, and Jan Mark Sloman.
As a soloist her appearances include the National Repertory Orchestra, Canton Symphony, Firelands Symphony Orchestra and Killington Chamber Orchestra, and has been recognized as a “poised and joyful performer” by the Summit Daily News. As a chamber musician, Hanna was repeatedly selected as a participant in CIM’s competitive Intensive Quartet Seminar as well as their New Music Ensemble.
Since joining the orchestra Hanna has performed locally as both soloist and chamber musician with members of the Minnesota Orchestra and Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra as well as such renowned performers as Minnesota orchestra favorite Jon Kimura Parker.
A native of Frontenac, Minnesota, Hanna’s early musical instruction included chamber music studies with Tom Rosenberg and the Artaria Quartet, orchestral education with the Minnesota Youth Symphonies and Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies, and private instruction with Brad Johnson, Mary West, and, most significantly, the Minnesota Orchestra’s own Aaron Janse.