GENE WIE enjoys an international career as a conductor, performer, and educator. With over twenty years of experience as a K-12 teacher, he directs the Orchestra Program at Choate Rosemary Hall, an elite private boarding school in Connecticut, USA, where he conducts the Symphony and Concert orchestras, coaches chamber music, and teaches music history. Joining the faculty amidst the challenges of the worldwide pandemic, he tapped into his background in computer science and music to create innovative tools for ensemble education and address contemporary issues in diversity and representation in classical music.
Working extensively with composers throughout his career, Gene has conducted the world premieres of numerous works, includingThe Harlem 1958 Suite for Symphony Orchestra by Dionne Hendricks and Lexi Vollero, Jason Barabba's Study in Orange for String Orchestra, and Jesse Green's City of Dis, for contemporary instrumental/vocal ensemble. In March 2022 he organized and conducted the Violins of Hope Concert in Santa Ana, California, bringing to life in concert the works of composers almost lost to the Holocaust. He has been involved with music engraving, arranging, and orchestration for many decades, and is currently preparing the original score of William R. Kennedy's Variations on La Folia for publication in January 2026.
Gene currently serves as Concertmaster of the New Haven Chamber Orchestra, and coaches young professionals pursuing music careers in instrumental performance and ensemble conducting. He co-directs an innovative Summer Music Festival with his wife Chika, continuing nearly a decade of innovative summer experiences they have developed for young musicians. Gene is a member of the Connecticut Music Educators Association (CMEA), the National Association for Music Education (NAfME), the American String Teachers Association (ASTA), and the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) Local 400.
Working extensively with composers throughout his career, Gene has conducted the world premieres of numerous works, includingThe Harlem 1958 Suite for Symphony Orchestra by Dionne Hendricks and Lexi Vollero, Jason Barabba's Study in Orange for String Orchestra, and Jesse Green's City of Dis, for contemporary instrumental/vocal ensemble. In March 2022 he organized and conducted the Violins of Hope Concert in Santa Ana, California, bringing to life in concert the works of composers almost lost to the Holocaust. He has been involved with music engraving, arranging, and orchestration for many decades, and is currently preparing the original score of William R. Kennedy's Variations on La Folia for publication in January 2026.
Gene currently serves as Concertmaster of the New Haven Chamber Orchestra, and coaches young professionals pursuing music careers in instrumental performance and ensemble conducting. He co-directs an innovative Summer Music Festival with his wife Chika, continuing nearly a decade of innovative summer experiences they have developed for young musicians. Gene is a member of the Connecticut Music Educators Association (CMEA), the National Association for Music Education (NAfME), the American String Teachers Association (ASTA), and the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) Local 400.
