Ellen Breakfield

USAmerican clarinetist. Ellen Breakfield-Glick is one of the original members of the American Wild Ensemble. Praised for her “skill and poise” and “lovely” playing (Cleveland Plain Dealer), Ellen maintains a versatile career as an orchestral clarinetist, chamber musician and educator. An active orchestral musician, she has played associate principal clarinet with CityMusic Cleveland Chamber Orchestra since 2012 and frequently performs with orchestras throughout the United States. Dr. Breakfield-Glick has served as Assistant Professor of clarinet at Western Michigan University School of Music since Fall 2019. At WMU, she teaches applied clarinet, coaches chamber music and performs with the Western Woodwind Quintet and the Western Winds. Prior to her appointment at WMU, Dr. Breakfield-Glick served on the faculty at Cleveland State University from 2013 to 2019. She won the 2016 CSU Golden Apple teaching award, given to faculty members for excellence in teaching and outstanding contributions to the CSU community. During the summer, Dr. Breakfield-Glick is the Guest Faculty Director at the University of Michigan’s MPulse Clarinet Institute and Woodwind Instructor at the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities. Ellen received a Bachelor of Music degree and Arts Leadership Program Certificate from the Eastman School of Music and Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre and Dance.