Eliza Bracken
Operations Coordinator
​Instructor of Cello

Eliza Bracken is an Indianapolis native who began cello studies at ten-years-old with Ingrid Bellman, a retired cellist of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. From 2012-2014, they studied with Peter Stumpf, former principal of the LA Philharmonic and faculty member of the IU Jacobs School of Music. Eliza graduated with honors in 2018 with a Bachelor of Music degree in Cello Performance from Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Their cello professor was Brandon Vamos, renowned cellist of the two-time Grammy Award-winning Pacifica Quartet. During Eliza's high school and college cello studies, they participated in many chamber music festivals, such as the ENCORE String Quartet Intensive (2017), where they fell in love with musical collaboration. Since 2017, Eliza has been an avid freelance musician playing with orchestras and smaller ensembles in central Indiana. 

Passionate about teaching and learning, Eliza has experience working with children in education, both in music and in language. They spent a year and a half  (July 2019 - October 2020) living and working in Busan, South Korea, teaching English as a Foreign Language to kindergartners and elementary-aged students. Eliza brings the lessons from this intensive teaching experience to their teaching approach, placing patience and flexibility paramount to a positive and effective learning experience.

Eliza has completed training for Suzuki Books 1-3 with Dr. Tanya Carey. They completed training for Book 4 with Zachary Sweet in June 2024.

When Eliza is not playing or teaching cello or doing admin work, you can find them at a coffeeshop listening to music or designing graphics/websites.