Barbara Shipp, cello

Barbara Shipp, cellist, performs regularly throughout eastern North Carolina as a soloist, orchestral player, and chamber musician. She holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree from East Carolina University and a Master of Library Science degree from NC Central University. A former orchestra director for Pitt County and Cumberland County Schools, Barbara is now a freelance cellist and private instructor of cello. She is the Lower Strings Coach for Fayetteville Symphony Youth Orchestra and Sinfonietta, Director of the FSYO Cello Choir, and a Wilmington Symphony Youth Orchestra Chamber Music Coach. Barbara is a member of the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra, Wilmington Symphony Orchestra, Barton Wilson Symphony Orchestra, and Fayetteville Symphony String Quartet. She is the owner of Crystal Coast Musicians, a wedding and event booking service, and resides in Wallace, North Carolina with her husband, Jimmie, and their many rescued pets.