Beth Lano

Beth Lano, associate principal French horn, was educated at Ball State University and Indiana University, with additional study at Northwestern University and the University of Michigan. Her principal teachers include Philip Farkas, Dale Clevenger, Louis Stout, and Fred Ehnes. She began her professional career at age 17 as a touring and recording musician and has since appeared with major orchestras throughout the United States, including the Indianapolis Symphony, Atlanta Symphony, Omaha Symphony and Opera Omaha, the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, and the Grand Rapids Symphony.

After relocating to Las Vegas in 1982, Beth spent five years in the traveling orchestra backing Wayne Newton, followed by a two-year engagement with Jubilee! at Bally’s, where she also served as assistant conductor. In 1986, she began performing with Frank Sinatra, touring nationally with both his East and West Coast orchestras. She later toured with Ann-Margret and Johnny Mathis, establishing herself as a versatile performer equally at home in symphonic, theatrical, studio, and popular music settings.

In 1989, Beth expanded her professional scope into public relations, serving as Director of Public Relations for the Musicians Union of Las Vegas during a major labor dispute. Following the resolution of the strike, she continued her work as an independent publicist for arts and labor organizations and later joined several local public relations and advertising agencies. She continued to freelance concurrently in both music and communications throughout the 1990s.

During this period, Beth developed an award-winning career in broadcasting and voice acting. She hosted morning and evening radio programs on KQOL-FM, KSTJ-FM, and KJUL-FM, and later became an announcer for Nevada Public Radio, hosting programs on KNPR-FM and KCNV-FM. In recognition of her 31 years of service in broadcasting and voice acting, she was inducted into the Nevada Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 2025.

Beth’s theatrical credits include solo horn in Monty Python’s Spamalot at Wynn Las Vegas and principal horn in Phantom: The Las Vegas Spectacular at The Venetian. She has performed with a wide range of artists appearing in Las Vegas, including Tony Bennett, The Who, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Seal, Andrea Bocelli, Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, Kelly Clarkson, Cheap Trick, and many others. Her recording credits include several critically acclaimed jazz albums, most notably Carl Saunders’ Eclecticism, Harry Skoler’s A Work of Heart, and Paul Broadnax’s Here’s to Joe, a tribute to Las Vegas jazz legend Joe Williams.

In addition to her work with the Las Vegas Philharmonic, Beth maintains a busy career as a freelance musician. She has a private teaching studio and continues to work as a freelance voice actor. She lives in South Las Vegas with her husband, Joe, and their menagerie of dogs and cats, and enjoys hiking, writing, reading, and traveling whenever time allows.