About Us
Our Founding
Although there were many singing meetings held in homes and taverns in Stoughton in the early1700’s, The Stoughton Musical Society was formed in 1786 by a group of male singers who were
inspired by a singing school given in Stoughton in 1774 by Boston composer William Billings. There were 25 names and all of them listed in the membership journal with the date of organization being November 7, 1786.Their first President was Elijah Dunbar, 1740–1814, from Canton. He was also their conductor and a singer.
About Our Director
Our Director Ian Wiese is a Quincy-based composer and Associate Professor of Ear Training at Berklee College of Music. His works have been performed by Imani Winds, Box Not Found, Some Assembly Required, guitarist Aaron Larget-Caplan, and many others; Wiese has won The American Prize, the Homecoming: Return to Artsakh Competition through Music for Unity, the 2023 and 2021 Mu Phi Epsilon Original Composition Competition, the Mu Phi Epsilon 2020 Musicological Research Competition, the Mu Phi Epsilon 2020 Convention Call for Scores, the Ithaca College Jack Downey Vocal Composition Prize, and the Ball State University Xenharmonic Music Alliance Call for Scores, among many others. Wiese holds a DMA and MM from New England Conservatory and a BM from Ithaca College, all in composition.
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