Biography

Elisabeth Lusche is a trumpet player specializing in new music, improvisation, and outreach. Originally from Auburn, Alabama, Elisabeth now lives and freelances in London, UK.

Elisabeth is a researcher-performer at Studio LOOS, a hotspot for new music, improvisation, and interdisciplinary arts in The Hague. Her research project, “Embodiment and Empowerment,” has been presented at numerous conferences, including eavesdropping.london, the Darmstadt Summer Festival, and the Stockhausen Courses Kürten. Elisabeth is also a Research Assistant for Global Breath - an ethnographic study of trumpet sound and pedagogy.

As a performer, Elisabeth has had numerous festival appearances including the Holland Festival, the Grachtenfestival, Rewire, the Opera Forward Festival, and the Klangspuren Festival. In 2019, she starred in the Dutch National Opera’s award-winning production “aus LICHT,” featuring the music of Karlheinz Stockhausen and directed by Pierre Audi. Elisabeth is also a current member of the Nevis Ensemble: Scotland’s first and only street orchestra.

Elisabeth received an MM from the Royal Conservatory The Hague in 2019 and a BM in Trumpet Performance from Northwestern University in 2017. She is a former student of Marco Blaauw and an expert in the music of Karlheinz Stockhausen. Elisabeth is also a proud alumna of the Chosen Vale International Trumpet Seminar.

Elisabeth is a Van Laar Trumpets and Flugelhorns Artist.