Elizabeth L. Massad, also known as Liz Massad, is a sought after teacher, composer and performer in the Austin, San Antonio and surrounding areas.

She studied composition with Dr. Michael Ippolito, Dr. Neil Flory, Richard Hall, Dr. Russell Riepe, and Dr. Thomas Clark. Elizabeth studied cello with Dr. Karla Hamelin, Claire Holland-Onuf, Susan Sturman, and Benjamin Westney. Her studies also include piano and choir with Mildred Benight and Judy Mellenbruch.

Elizabeth holds a Master of Music Composition, as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Music from Texas State University. Her main interests are composing for film scores, commercials, video games and performing electronic, classical, and new music.

As an artist, Elizabeth has performed frequently with the Mid-Texas Symphony, the San Antonio Philharmonic as well as a substitute for other Texas Orchestras including the Central Texas Philharmonic.

In 2017, she had the honor of being a guest soloist for the Del Mar Chamber Orchestra. She has performed works written by colleagues that range from string quartets and cello solos, to amplified cello with visuals. In addition, Elizabeth performed as a pit musician for operas and musicals including "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" with Texas State University’s Musical Theater.

Elizabeth is the Cello instructor, Beginning Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra Director for the Community Music Academy at Texas Lutheran University. From 2005-the present she served as a Faculty member of the Texas State University Strings camp and also has a private cello studio.


Her compositions are featured in the film Yorktown (of which parts of the score can be found on iTunes) and El Cucuy, 2014 SXSW film participant and winner of the Pepe Serna award. As a studio musician, she recorded cello for multiple projects, including Ashleigh Stone’s album, "Elements" (2015) and Memories in Broken Glass’s album,"Enigma Infinate"(2017).