Beth studied classical accompanying at the University of Southern California. She then was mentored by composers and arrangers Johnny Mandel, Henry Mancini and Nelson Riddle, and caught the attention of film composer Elmer Bernstein. Her Hollywood career began as orchestrator for Elmer for comedies Animal House, Airplane, Trading Places and tender stories such as The Chosen.  Diverse arranging assignments included Barbra Streisand, Willie Nelson, Placido Domingo, Stevie Wonder, producer David Foster, Pops orchestras and the Academy Awards Show. In NYC, Beth has musically directed events at Town Hall, Symphony Space, the York, and tributes for Nancy Rhodes’ Encompass New Opera Theatre honoring Sheldon Harnick, Marvin Hamlisch, Alan Menken, Maury Yeston and many others. As accompanist, Beth loved playing with Bette Midler, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Kristin Chenoweth, Melissa Manchester, Karen Ziemba and Brian Stokes Mitchell.