 Elizabeth Morrow joined the faculty at The University of Texas at Arlington in 1991, and was recently promotion to the position of Full Professor in the Department of Music. She was awarded the degree Doctor of Musical Arts in Cello Performance from the University of Southern California under Eleonore Schoenfeld. Dr. Morrow played her debut as soloist with the South Bend Symphony at age 16 and performed one year later with the Indianapolis Symphony. She attended Indiana University, received an "artist's diploma" from the Conservatory of Music in Freiburg, Germany and a Master of Arts degree in Cello Performance from California State University Fresno.
An eight-year residency in Germany and Switzerland has afforded Dr. Morrow a very unique opportunity to personally explore the styles and interpretations of our classical music heritage. Her repertoire extends beyond traditional classical periods and styles to incorporate jazz and 20th Century compositions, and she has a special interest in and commitment to performing newly-commissioned and lesser-known works in the cello repertoire. In support of that mission, Dr. Morrow released her solo compact disc, Soliloquy: Contemporary Works for Unaccompanied Cello, with Centaur Records in 1999.
As a recitalist and chamber musician, she has concertized extensively in Europe and North America. In fall 1999, Dr. Morrow released her first solo compact disc, Soliloquy: Contemporary Works for Unaccompanied Cello, with Centaur Records. In summer 2000 she was featured performing a selection from Soliloquy at the World Cello Congress III in Towson, Maryland. In the past few years, Dr. Morrow has enjoyed residencies in Mannheim, Germany and Seoul, Korea teaching numerous talented young students and performing. In fall 2004 she was a jury member of the Antonio Janigro International Junior Cello Competition in Porec, Croatia and returned to Croatia in January 2006 to adjudicate in the Rudolf Matz International Competition. Dr. Morrow has presented her pedagogical approaches numerous times at the American String Teachers Association conferences, and the organizational journal AST has published several articles, including “Battling the Bridge,” 2005 and “A Question of Balance,” 2006. Elizabeth Morrow is a dedicated pedagogue and is founder/director of the Texas Cello Academy, an annual summer course and festival held at the University of Texas at Arlington. In spring 2008, Dr. Morrow was honored with membership in the UT Arlington Academy of Distinguished Teachers. |
