A native New Yorker, Elizabeth Carr holds degrees in Piano Performance and Musicology. She is the author of Shura Cherkassky, The Piano’s Last Czar, Josef Hofmann, The Piano’s Forgotten Giant and has written articles for Clavier, American Music Teacher and Piano Time. Previously director of the Cape Cod Conservatory in Massachusetts she is the recipient of the President’s Award from the National Guild of Community Music Schools for “outstanding commitment and lasting achievement in the field of the arts and arts education.” She has chaired committees for the Massachusetts Council on the Arts, was a longtime judge for National Piano Guild auditions, and served for ten years as a trustee of the Newport Music Festival. Currently she is an arts and education consultant.