Gloria Liu Traulle received her Master of Fine Arts degree in Cello Performance from the California Institute of the Arts. She had served as the State & Greater Los Angeles Solo Competition Chairperson of the American Strings Teachers Association (ASTA) for the last 21 years, from 1996 to 2017. She currently is the Chairperson for the Chamber Music Ensemble, the Certificate of Merit (CM), and VOCE under the Music Teachers Associations of California (MTAC). She also coaches at the All-Southern California Honor Orchestra (SCSBOA).