Briele Vollmuth is a graduate teaching associate pursuing their Doctorate of Musical Arts degree. Originally from Mandan, North Dakota, she graduated cum laude with a bachelor's degree in Music Performance (Bismarck, ND) from The University of Mary, and a master's in Music Performance from Kansas State University (Manhattan, KS). While at Ohio State, Briele is excited to expand on their master's level research in oboe music written by East Asian composers, and East Asian double reed instruments.

Briele has served as associate-principal oboe/English horn in the Salina Symphony Orchestra, and performed in the Bismarck Mandan Symphony Orchestra, The Missouri Valley Chamber Orchestra, West River Winds, the Bismarck Mandan Youth Symphony Orchestra, and the Smoky Valley Chamber Ensemble. Briele performed the Mozart Oboe Concerto with the Bismarck Mandan Youth Symphony Orchestra, and the Marcello Oboe Concerto with the University of Mary String Ensemble and Youth Symphony Orchestra.