Margaret Jones Wiles
Margaret Isobel Jones Wiles[1] (Dec 25, 1911 – Jul 6, 2000)[2] was an American composer, conductor, and teacher who played violin and viola with several orchestras.[3] She received a B. Mus. from De Paul University in Chicago, Illinois. Wiles also studied with Arthur Catterall at the Royal Academy of Music in London, and with Raphael Bronstein at New York College. She married Gordon Wiles in 1934[4] and they had at least one son, Peter.[5]
Wiles played violin or viola with the Durban (South Africa) Symphony Orchestra from 1941 to 1945. For 15 years, she gave solo recitals live and on South African radio. From 1945 to 1951, she was the concertmistress of the Pietermartizburg (South Africa) Symphony. After returning to the United States in 1957, she became the assistant concertmistress of the Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra. She also taught violin and viola at Connecticut College and conducted the college orchestra. Wiles composed 50 string quartets.[6]
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