Patricia Weitzel, double-bass

Dr. Patricia Weitzel has appeared as soloist, chamber musician, orchestral performer, teacher, and clinician in several countries including Argentina, Brazil, Belgium, Canada, Chile, China, England, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Uruguay, the Netherlands and the United States. Prior to her appointment as Assistant Teaching Professor of Double Bass at Penn State University, Dr. Weitzel served as the Lecturer of Double Bass at Columbus State University. She has been on faculty positions at Augustana College, Central College, Grinnell College, St. Ambrose University, and Drake University. She is a former member of the Columbus, Des Moines and Quad City Symphonies.

Dr. Weitzel has collaborated and worked with renowned artists such as the Daedalus Quartet,  pianist Soyeon Kate Lee, bassist Volkan Orhon, and pop singer Lizzo. She spends her Summers performing worldwide, teaching and serving as Dean of Faculty and Artistic Affairs of the Sphinx Performance Academy at the Juilliard School, University of Colorado-Boulder, and the Cleveland Institute of Music, as well as teaching and performing in the Wintergreen Music Festival.

In addition to being a performing artist and educator, Dr. Weitzel continually receives recognition for her leadership and advocacy of diversity, excellency, and inclusion in the Arts.  As a member of the 2019 Global Leaders Program Cohort and one of the recipients of the Sphinx Organization’s Mpower Artist Grant, she was involved in the development of initiatives that offer opportunities of music education to underserved youth.

Dr. Patricia Weitzel is the former Membership Chair and current Marketing Chair of the International Society of Bassists, an organization with approximately 3000 members in over 40 countries whose mission is to  encourage excellence in bass performance, pedagogy, research, composition, and lutherie.