Background
Wiest, Lori J. was born in 1961 in Bismarck, North Dakota, United States. Daughter of Eugene and Elaine Wiest.
Wiest, Lori J. was born in 1961 in Bismarck, North Dakota, United States. Daughter of Eugene and Elaine Wiest.
Bachelor of Science in Music Education and Piano Performance, North Dakota State University, 1984. Master of Music in Choral Music, Arizona State University, 1986. Doctor of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting and Theory, University Arizona, 1990.
Music theory instructor Mesa Community College, Mesa, Arizona, 1990—1991. Music professor/director of choral activities Washington State University, Pullman, since 1991, associate dean, graduate school, since 2004. Conductor Spokane Symphony Chorale, since 1997.
National chair youth and student activities American Choral Directors Association, Oklahoma City, 1999—2005.
Member of College Music Society, Music Educators National Conference, American Choral Directors Association (life. National chair, youth and student activities 1999—2005), Gamma Phi Beta (life).