Liz Burns received her undergraduate degree from UNC Charlotte and a Masters in Cello Performance from Winthrop University. She is adjunct professor of Cello at Winthrop University where she also teaches Strings Methods and coaches the Cello Ensemble. Liz serves as Executive Director of the Youth Orchestras of Charlotte where she is also Cello coach. In addition to holding the position of Assistant Principal of the Salisbury Symphony, Liz regularly subs with the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra and performs frequently at area churches and in chamber music recitals in North and South Carolina.