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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 New York).

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, the ACME Ensemble, Da Capo Chamber Players, Steve Reich and Musicians, and Signal. She currently subs in the pit orchestra of the Broadway musical, “Wicked” and tours occasionally with 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 album’s including Alarm Will Sound’s “Steve Reich – The Desert Music” (Cantaloupe), So Percussion and Matmos’s recent album “Treasure State” (Cantaloupe), Clare and The Reasons “The Movie” (Frogstand), Sara Kirkland Snider’s “Penelope” (New Amsterdam Records) and Sufjan Stevens’ “the BQE” (Asthmatic Kitty). Beth has worked with composers and artists including Darol Anger, Harrison Birtwistle, Pierre Boulez, Helmut Lachenmann, Theo Bleckman and Meredith Monk. In addition to her viola skills, she can also be heard singing Reich-ian “do’s” with So Percussion and playing percussion and banjo (her favorite instrument) on the debut janus CD “i am not”.

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.