Our Leader
Mr. Matthew Wieseman is Director of Bands at West Perry Middle School and High School in Elliottsburg, PA where he directs the 6th Grade Band, 7th and 8th Grade Band, High School Concert Band, Middle School and High School Jazz Ensembles and the “Mustang” Marching Band. He also serves as the Director of the Historic Singer Band of Mechanicsburg, PA.
Mr. Wieseman was born and raised in the Harrisburg area. Upon graduating from Cedar Cliff High School in 1990, Mr. Wieseman went on to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Education from West Chester University in 1994. While at West Chester, Mr. Wieseman studied trumpet and conducting with Dr. Kenneth Laudermilch. Mr. Wieseman is presently pursuing a Masters of Conducting degree from Messiah College where his principal conducting professor is Dr. Bradley Genevro. Mr. Wieseman is the assistant principal trumpet of the Greater Harrisburg Concert Band and has also served as a guest conductor for the organization.
Mr. Wieseman is currently a member of the Music Educators National Conference, the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association and the National Band Association. He resides in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania with his wife Tracy and their son Nathan.