About

A native of Davenport, Iowa, tubist Beth Wiese is currently Assistant Professor  of Tuba and Euphonium at Appalachian State University. Prior to this appointment, she spent two years as a fellow of the New World Symphony. She has been named the winner of several recent competitions, including the International 'Citta di Porcia Brass Competition (Italy), the Musician's Club of Women Scholarship Competition (Chicago) and the Union League Civic and Arts Foundation Scholarship Competition (Chicago) as well as being named a semi-finalist in the Aeolus International Wind Competition (Germany), a finalist in the International Tuba and Euphonium Conference Competition, and receiving Second Prize in the Leonard Falcone International Tuba and Euphonium Competition. Ms. Wiese has also participated in several summer festivals including the Tanglewood Music Center, National Repertory Orchestra, National Orchestral Institute, and Aspen Music Festival and has been invited to give recitals in a variety of locations including numerous International Tuba and Euphonium Conferences, the Amiata Piano Festival (Italy) and the Chicago Cultural Center. Leading a diverse performance career, Ms. Wiese has performed with a wide variety of orchestras and chamber groups including the Aarhus Symphony Orchestra (Denmark), Macao Orchestra, Korean Broadcasting Symphony, American Brass Quintet and American Wind Symphony and has worked with a number of conductors including Michael Tilson Thomas, John Williams, Charles Dutoit, Stéphane Denève, Osmo Vanska, and John Adams. Ms. Wiese completed  the Doctorate in Music at Northwestern University and has also received degrees from Yale University (MM) and Lawrence University (BM).