WILES, Margaret Jones

Margaret Isobel Jones Wiles (1911-2000) was an American composer, conductor, and teacher who played violin and viola with several orchestras[3] and composed over 50 string quartets.[4] She received a B. Mus. from DePauw University in Indiana.

Wiles played violin with the Durban 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 Pietermaritzburg Symphony. After returning to the United States in 1957, she became the assistant concertmistress of the Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra. She also founded and conducted the Connecticut College Orchestra. She taught violin and viola at Connecticut College and at her home.