holds music degrees from the Peabody Conservatory of Music, the University of Tennessee, and the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria. She began her music career as a soprano with the Gregg Smith Singers in New York. In 1995 she won the Knoxville Arts Council’s “Artist of the Year” Award, and is past president of the East Tennessee Chapter of the American Harp Society. Elizabeth is also a violinist with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra.

    In 1986 she founded Farr Horizons Trio. Her recordings include “Pastorale”, “Winter Reveries”, “Celtic Crossings”, and “God’s Healing Light”, as well as the soundtrack to Jon Manchip White’s audio book “Whistling Past the Churchyard”, and a PBS documentary about President Andrew Johnson titled “His Faith Never Wavered, Andrew Johnson”.

    A native and resident of Knoxville, Tennessee, she has performed with the University of Tennessee Symphony Orchestra and Concert Band, The Oak Ridge Symphony, the Kingsport Symphony, The Chattanooga Symphony, and the Knoxville Opera Orchestra, as well as with the Clarence Brown Theater pit orchestra in performances of “A Little Night Music”, “Nine”, and “Secret Garden”, and with the Bijou Theater performances of “The Fantastics”. For several years, she entertained nightly at the Knoxville Hilton Hotel and also Fairbanks Roasting Room Restaurant.

Elizabeth's performance specialties include weddings, dinners, and other social events; memorial services, healing music, Senior Living home/nursing home mini-concerts, Anniversary parties, and church functions. Each event is customized for the occasion, choosing from classical, Celtic, sacred, pop, and some jazz literature.

Teaching: If you’ve always wanted to play the harp, it’s not too late! Many students are retired and find they finally have the time to live their dreams!! Elizabeth has made it a specialty to teach adult beginners. No musical experience is necessary, however keyboard skills are a plus! Usually, beginners rent a harp from a dealer for a few months before purchasing their own instrument. Lever harps are an excellent choice, and many people find they are quite happy to remain with that instrument, enjoying its sweet tone, portability and price.

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