ELIZABETH ANDERSON is currently performing with the New York City Opera and as cellist of the Carolina Piano Trio and the Hikari Trio. Formerly cellist of the Naumburg Award winning Meliora Quartet, she was also Associate Professor of Cello at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Elizabeth is dedicated to teaching cello and sharing her love of chamber music with students of all ages and has been a guest artist/teacher at Kent Music at Colgate. During the 2011-2012 season she was a guest performer at Monadnock Music in New Hampshire, and at Maine Mountain Chamber Music, and with the Magdalene Ensemble in North Carolina. She has recorded for Nonesuch, Telarc and RCA, and is also a performer of North Indian classical music both as a cellist and vocalist. Her newest CD, “Latifa Noor” includes improvisations on Indian Raga for cello and voice.