Elizabeth Purvis

cello

Elizabeth Purvis is a section cellist with the El Paso Symphony Orchestra and is a proud member of The Maia Trio, a piano trio based in Albuquerque. She is former principal cellist of the Pueblo Symphony Orchestra and former member of the Midland-Odessa Symphony & Chorale, Lubbock Symphony Orchestra, and the Lubbock Educational Outreach String Quartet. Ms. Purvis holds a Bachelor’s degree in music performance from the University of New Mexico and a Master’s degree in music performance from Texas Tech University. Often joining the Tucson Symphony and Las Cruces Symphony in performance, Ms. Purvis has also performed with Opera Southwest, Santa Fe Symphony, San Juan Symphony, Polyphony: Voices of New Mexico, Southwest Symphony of Hobbs, Roswell Symphony, Red Rock String Ensemble, Big Springs Symphony, Lubbock Chorale, and the Permian Basin String Quartet. She attended the Brevard Music Center Institute in 2012 and the Hot Springs Music and Rocky Ridge Music Center festivals in 2014, performing in principal orchestral positions and chamber collaborations. She also performed with the Texas Festival Orchestra and Texas Festival Chamber Orchestra as an artist at the International Festival at Round Top in 2015. Furthermore, Beth has enjoyed working with youth orchestras and programs across New Mexico and West Texas, teaching as a cello clinician at numerous New Mexico public schools and at Hummingbird Music Camp, where she has also served as a cello and bass instructor over the summer. Key instructors include Jeffrey Noel Lastrapes at Texas Tech University, Dr. David Schepps at the University of New Mexico, Gloria dePasquale of the Philadephia Orchestra, and summer study with David Permo, Susannah Chapman, Emilo Colón, Stephen Balderston, and Si-Yan Darren Li. Beth is a native of Ambler, Pennsylvania, and happily lives in Albuquerque with her fiancé, Skylar, and her two cats, Aang and Katara.