George Wiese

George Wiese is a versatile musician who is equally at home in the roles of performer and teacher.  In 2007, he founded the Chamber Orchestra of Mount Vernon Place, a community orchestra based in Baltimore, MD.  Under Wiese's baton from 2007-2009, the COMVP performed free of charge concerts in and around the Mount Vernon neighborhood - providing accessible classical music to heart of the city.  The COMVP also provided a professional atmosphere in which for local conservatory students to work, both artistically and administratively.  While residing in Baltimore, George also worked as an assistant on the staff of Concert Artists of Baltimore.

 

            Since beginning an active conducting career in 2003, Wiese has enjoyed guest conducting numerous bands, orchestras, and choirs throughout the Eastern United States and Western Europe.  He has also been musical director/conductor of over a dozen theatrical productions.

 

George Wiese began his musical career as a trombonist, and still enjoys an active free-lance schedule.  He has appeared with many diverse ensembles, ranging from Grammy nominated 'Slide' Hampton's back-up trombone choir, to the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.  A lover of chamber music, he has been a member of the Noumenon chamber duo, and the Friday Night Brass quintet. George is also an enthusiastic supporter of new music, and has collaborated with many composers both as an instrumentalist and conductor.

 

            Currently residing in Portland, Maine, Wiese is pursuing guest conducting opportunities in the USA and abroad.  In the summer of 2009, Wiese will serve as conductor of the Chicago Summer Repertory Workshop, where in one week, young professionals will participate in working rehearsals of 7 Mozart symphonies, 12 Haydn symphonies, and all 9 symphonies of Beethoven.

 

Wiese holds a B.M. in performance from the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University, and is also a graduate of the Juilliard School's Pre-College division.  When he isn't on the podium or playing the trombone, George enjoys practicing the piano, dining out with friends, and sitting by the shores of Moosehead Lake in Greenville, Maine.