Background
Uchimura, Susan Wiersma was born on August 24, 1961 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Daughter of Jack and Dorothy Elaine (Vanden Bosch) Wiersma.
Uchimura, Susan Wiersma was born on August 24, 1961 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Daughter of Jack and Dorothy Elaine (Vanden Bosch) Wiersma.
Bachelor of Music in Piano, Cleveland Institute Music, 1985; Bachelor of Music in Theory, Cleveland Institute Music, 1986; Master of Music in Pedagogy, University of Southern California, 1987.
Instructor theory and piano, Cleveland Institute Music preparatory department, 1982-1985; staff accompanist, Meadowmount School Music, Elizabethtown, New York, 1983; staff accompanist, Cleveland Institute Music, 1983-1985; staff accompanist, ENCORE School for Strings, Hudson, Ohio., since 1985; principal resident keyboard, Augusta Symphony, Augusta Opera, Georgia, 1985-1987; piano faculty, Augusta College Center for Creative Arts, 1985-1987; piano faculty, Kalamazoo College Music Center, 1987-1994; artist-in-residence, Western Michigan U., Kalamazoo, since 1990. Pianist Merling Trio, Kalamazoo, since 1987, The Pensacola Chamber Music Festival, Florida, since 1987. Collaborative pianist The Julius Stulberg YoungArtist Auditions, since 1987.
Member Music Teachers National Association, Michigan Music Teachers Association (board directors), Kalamazoo Area Music Teachers Association, Pi Kappa Lambda.
Married Bruce Jiro Uchimura, August 24, 1985.