About Ms. Thompson
Wesley Thompson is the orchestra teacher at Clarksville Elementary School.
Ms. Thompson is a graduate of the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University where she received a degree in Double Bass Performance and Music Education certification. Ms. Thompson also received her Master's Degree in Music Education from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Along with teaching in Howard County Public Schools, Ms. Thompson is the conductor of the Baltimore Symphony Youth String Orchestra and maintains a substantial private double bass studio in the Baltimore area. Before joining the BSYO, Ms. Thompson conducted the Harford String Orchestra. Outside of CES, Ms. Thompson is one of the co-directors of the Howard County Elementary Honors Orchestra. In addition to teaching full time during the school year, Ms. Thompson is also the Executive Director of Bass Works, an internationally renowned intensive summer program for bassists aged 5 and beyond and faculty. She is the also the co-founder of Basstravaganza, a small group bass summer camp for school aged musicians in Northern Virginia. A lifetime member of the International Society of Bassists, she is currently on the board of directions serving as the Secretary and a member of the education team. She has co-run the ISB's Young Bassist's bi-annual conference for the past 6 years. Ms. Thompson frequently acts as a guest conductor, clinician, and adjudicator in the Greater Baltimore area. She has acted as an orchestra assessment adjudicator and clinician in Cecil and Howard County, and has served as the guest conductor for the Anne Arundel, Carroll, Calvert, and Cecil All County orchestras. Ms. Thompson has also served as a solo and ensemble adjudicator in Howard County at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. When she is not teaching or conducting, Ms. Thompson performs as a freelance musician on the double bass and electric bass as well as on the violone and viola da gamba. She equally enjoys performing with orchestras, musical pits, and early music ensembles. Outside of the music world, Ms. Thompson loves to pursue her three favorite hobbies, yoga, baking for her friends and family, and spending time with her dog Banjo. |