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Beth Meyers, viola

In addition to her work with janus, Beth is also a member of the band QQQ (viola, hardanger fiddle, acoustic guitar and drums) whose album “Unpacking the Trailer” (New Amsterdam Records) was called “gorgeous … a bold statement of purpose disguised as an unpretentious lark” (Time Out NY).

As an orchestral violist, Beth has played with groups such as the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Richmond Symphony, Aspen Festival Orchestra, and the Lucerne Festival Academy. She has performed with ensembles including the Theater of a Two-Headed Calf, Alarm Will Sound, So Percussion, Da Capo Chamber Players, and Signal. She currently subs in the pit orchestra of the Broadway musical, “Wicked” and tours with the pop artist Regina Spektor.

Beth's study of improvisation has found her at venues such as The Knitting Factory, the Bowery Poetry Club and Brooklyn’s Monkeytown. As a recording artist, she is featured on albums including Alarm Will Sound’s “Steve Reich – The Desert Music” (Cantaloupe), Clare and The Reasons “The Movie” (Frogstand) and Sufjan Stevens’ “the BQE” (Asthmatic Kitty). Beth has worked with composers and artists including Darol Anger, Harrison Birtwistle, Pierre Boulez, Martin Bresnick Helmut Lachenmann, Gregoire Maret, and Meredith Monk. She can also be heard singing Reich-ian “do’s” with So Percussion in Music for 18 Musicians and Drumming. Tracks from the upcoming janus album will feature Beth playing banjo, one of her favorite instruments.

Beth is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music (BM and MM) and has studied with George Taylor and John Graham. She currently lives in Williamsburg, Brooklyn and enjoys teaching Pilates, riding her road bike and fiddling on fiddle.