Elizabeth McCormack joined the Hartford Symphony as their principal flutist in 2026. Most recently, she was a fellow at the New World Symphony from 2024-2026 under the direction of Stephane Denéve. Elizabeth has also performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2024, Elizabeth had the opportunity to perform Amanda Harberg’s Piccolo Concerto with the New England Conservatory Chamber Orchestra. Elizabeth has also performed concertos with the Wellesley Symphony, Boston Civic Symphony and at the University of British Columbia Chamber Orchestra Festival. In 2022, she also performed Marcos Balter’s “Thaw” for Solo Piccolo at the National Flute Association in Chicago. In May 2025, Elizabeth took part in Leipzig’s Shostakovichfest, where she was a part of the Festival Orchestra, composed of members of the 2024 Tanglewood class and members of the Mendelssohn Orchestra Academy. Elizabeth has spent previous summers at the Tanglewood Music Center and the Aspen Music Festival.

Elizabeth graduated from New England Conservatory in 2024 where she earned her MM with Cynthia Meyers. Elizabeth earned her BM in 2022 at Northwestern University where she pursued a double major in Flute Performance and International Studies, studying flute with John Thorne and piccolo with Jennifer Gunn and Alyce Johnson. Elizabeth is from Needham, Massachusetts and she began her flute studies with Judy Grant at the Boston Flute Academy