Musician
Elizabeth started learning the double bass at age 14 and represented Scotland as a finalist in the Shell/LSO string competition whilst a student at the Royal Northern College of Music. She enjoys a varied freelance career, performing and recording with such groups as the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, studio recordings with Muse and chamber music with Configure8. Elizabeth has a Masters of Music Ethnomusicology from SOAS based on her particular interest in styles of string playing from around the world. Most recently as a bass player she has become part of the Music for Life team based at Wigmore Hall, which works with people with dementia through improvised music-making. She enjoys teaching double bass and being a mentor to young musicians at Junior Trinity.
