Viola
MSO First Season: 1989-1999
Beth Luscombe is a member of
the Memphis Symphony Orchestra. She is a
graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Music with a degree in viola
performance. An active free-lancer in
the Mid-South; she formed the Beth Luscombe Strings and performs for many
special music occasions. She has
performed and recorded for many well recognized commercial artists. She also plays with the IRIS Orchestra, the
Jackson Symphony (TN), the Eroica Orchestra, the Orpheum Theater Orchestra, and
many area churches. Prior to coming to
Memphis, Beth was a member of the Orquesta Sinfonica del Estado de Mexico
(asst. princ.), the Ohio Chamber Orchestra (asst. princ.), the Cleveland
Chamber Symphony, and was active in the theater and studio work in Cleveland,
Ohio. While in Cleveland, Beth had an
active private teaching studio. She was
a faculty member of the preparatory department at the Cleveland Institute of
Music as well as on her own.
Beth is married to Greg
Luscombe, who also plays with IRIS and is the principal trombonist with the
Memphis Symphony. They have two
daughters, Sarah and Julia