Mrs. Elizabeth Ivy Wilson

Violinist Elizabeth Ivy Wilson has appeared internationally as a chamber and orchestral musician. A proud Suzuki kid, her life-long passion for the violin started at the age of 4, when she began Suzuki violin studies at the Cleveland Institute of Music under Rebecca Ensworth and Michelle George. In 1996, Elizabeth had the honor and pleasure of meeting and playing for Dr.Suzuki in his home, and participated in the 42nd Suzuki Grand Concert in Tokyo, Japan. As an orchestral musician, Ms. Ivy Wilson has performed with various New England orchestras and has also toured with the international symphony, Philharmonia of the Nations. She received her Bachelor of Music degree in 2009 from the New England Conservatory of Music where she studied violin performance under Lucy Chapman and Marylou Speaker Churchill. Upon moving to Greenville, NC, Ms. Ivy Wilson supplemented her studies by earning a double certificate in Violin Performance under Ara Gregorian and Suzuki Pedagogy under Joanne Bath at East Carolina University. She is an active freelance musician and performs regularly with the Carolina Chamber Music Festival in New Bern, NC, The Long Bay Symphony in Myrtle Beach, SC, and the New Carolina Sinfonia in Greenville, NC. She also steps in occasionally to play fiddle with the band, Riggsbee Road, an all-female country and “new” grass group based out of the Raleigh area. Her private studio, Ivy School for Violin & Viola, currently maintains approximately 30 students. Ms. Ivy Wilson has appeared as a clinician with various institutions such as the North Carolina Suzuki Institute, the STAHR workshop in Norfolk, VA, and as an alumni artist with the Summer Chamber Music Institute at East Carolina University. She currently serves as president of the ENC Suzuki Association and is also a member of the board of the NC Suzuki Association. Elizabeth happily resides in Greenville, NC with her loving husband and son, along with their amazing and incredible dog, Watson.