Elizabeth C. D. Brown is head of the Guitar and Lute program at Pacific Lutheran University and is active throughout the Pacific Northwest as a solo and ensemble performer. Known for her musically passionate performances, she has given solo recitals and performed concertos throughout the West Coast from Vancouver to Southern California, and has been a featured soloist for the Seattle Bach Choir, Fresno Pacific University's Musica Pacifica Baroque, the Northwest Chamber Chorus and St. Mark's Cathedral Associates. An enthusiastic advocate for the guitar and lute, Ms. Brown has given numerous outreach performances at schools, senior centers, and community centers for the Seattle Classic Guitar Society and the Early Music Guild. Also active as a chamber musician, Ms. Brown is a member of Baroque Northwest, and has appeared with ArtsWest, Seattle ProMusica and the City Cantábile Choir. Ms. Brown is a founding member of the early music group La Lira (formerly Le Nuove Musiche), which has released the recording Dolce Desio: The Birth of the Baroque in Italy, France and England. She has been featured on Channel 9's "KCTS Connects" program, and is a frequent guest on Classic King FM in Seattle. Ms. Brown graduated cum laude from the University of Washington with Bachelor of Arts and Music degrees in Guitar and Lute Performance under the direction of Steven Novacek. She has also had additional studies with lutenists Paul O'Dette, Pat O'Brien, Ray Nurse and Ronn McFarlane, as well as guitarists David Russell, Kevin, Callahan, Paul Galbraith and Eliot Fisk. Ms. Brown's first solo recording, La Folía de España: Dances for Guitar, features works for baroque, 19th century and modern guitars, and was released in March 2005 on the Rosewood Recordings label.