Twin Cities-based violinist Elizabeth York began her musical studies at a young age in her hometown of Greensboro, North Carolina with her mother, Jane York. Following the completion of a dual DMA in violin and viola performance at Stony Brook University, she moved to Saint Paul, MN in June 2013 where she lives with her husband, double bassist Josh Schwalbach.

Dr. York is the upper strings faculty at North Dakota State University in Fargo, ND and teaches private violin and viola lessons in the Twin Cities. Since 2013 she has served as aviolin teaching assistant for the Symphony Orchestra at Birch Creek Music Performance Center in Door County, Wisconsin.

She is a member of Lyra Baroque Orchestra and regularly performs with the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra. She has served as guest concertmaster of Kenwood and Rochester Symphony Orchestras, and is the former concertmaster of Minnehaha Music Repertory Orchestra. She also enjoys a busy freelancing career in the Twin Cities.