Vicki Wheeler is a graduate of Luther College with a B.A. in English and religion and is an active freelance musician in the Twin Cities area.  This is Vicki's 7th season playing with the LWBB and she has had the good fortune to tour Scotland, England and Wales with them over the past few years.

She is also the executive manager of the LWBB.  Her other regular "gigs" include playing French horn with the Victory Park Brass, Dolce Wind Quintet, Trio Brava, Borderline Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra, and the Ruby Trio.  She has performed with other professional groups including the Duluth-Superior Symphony Orchestra, Rochester Symphony Orchestra, Como Park Pops Orchestra, Minnesota Sinfonia and the Minnesota Opera.

Vicki also plays the Swiss alphorn and performs frequently at ethnic events and in school settings.  She started on French horn in 5th grade and is grateful to her junior and senior high school band director, Tom Peck, for providing the foundation and inspiration for a fun and rewarding music career.

After college, she studied horn with Herb Winslow, formerly of the ST. Paul Chamber Orchestra and Charles McDonald, formerly of the Minnesota Orchestra. 

When not behind a mouthpiece, you can find her camping in the Boundary Waters or sailing the waters of Lake Superior with her husband, Kurt.  She currently teaches private horn lessons in her home in Minneapolis, much to the delight of Wally, the standard poodle puppy.