Hailey Guerra is a multi-instrumentalist with a primary focus in clarinet. She finds excitement from playing in the pit for musical theater, and looks for any opportunity to double. Alongside playing, Hailey has experience teaching both young woodwind and brass players.
She is currently in her third year pursuing a B.M. in Clarinet Performance at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music. She primarily studies with Professor Eli Eban, but has additionally worked with Howard Klug and Gábor Varga in pedagogy and chamber music settings.
She studied with multi-instrumentalist Wayne Leechford starting at the age of thirteen, continuing through high school.
Hailey has been a woodwind doubler in the pit for many musicals such as The Drowsy Chaperone, Curtains, Reefer Madness, and most recently, Legally Blonde with Ray Fellman as the musical director in the Indiana University Theater Department. She can be seen playing a variety of instruments for new music premieres in the Jacobs School of Music, as well. Aside from theater, Hailey has also played principal clarinet for the Singing Hoosiers in addition to many orchestra performances within Indiana University.
Hailey can be found on her Instagram account, @hdgwoodwinds. Alongside her own social media, she also created and currently runs the IU Clarinet Studios Instagram page. Hailey showcases both her photography and graphics to represent the Jacobs School of Music.