Congratulations to the winners of our 47th Annual Giles-Harris Music Competitions! Piano Competition First Place: Eric Wang, The Sinal Prize Student of Larry Weng Second Place: Sebastian Cho, The Marc and Kirk Elvy Award Student of Peter Kairoff Jack Radbill, The Ward Virts Prize for […]
The WFU Department of Music congratulates the winners of our 2023 Concerto Competition! First Prize: Adam Waszkiewicz, clarinet Movements II & III from Concerto No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 74 by Carl Maria von Weber A graduate of Flagler Palm Coast High School under […]
Guitar students from the WFU Department of Music and UNCSA participated in a masterclass with the Dublin Guitar Quartet on Wednesday October 25. The Dublin Guitar Quartet also gave a concert in Brendle Recital Hall on Thursday October 26 as part of the Secrest Artists […]
This summer Hannah Murrow (’24) researched education accessibility in rural and urban areas in the state of Querétaro, Mexico. Hannah worked under the guidance of Dr. Lauren Miller, in the Department of Spanish, and through the generosity of the Richter Scholarship Program, part of […]
(Winston-Salem, N.C. – (Oct. 11, 2023) – Wake Forest University Professor of Music Peter Kairoff has been inducted into the Steinway & Sons Teacher Hall of Fame in a ceremony in New York City. The Hall of Fame recognizes educators who “foster passion, creativity and discipline […]
This summer Cami Wilson (’24) explored choral music while based in London. Cami worked under the guidance of Dr. Christopher Gilliam and through the generosity of the Richter Scholarship Program, part of the URECA Center at Wake Forest. Before she left for her research […]
This summer Juan Londono (’26), created soundscapes in Madrid, working with WFU Music’s Dr. Elizabeth Clendinning and through the generosity of the Joseph G. Gordon Scholarship. Before he left Juan shared his vision for his research with WFU Music, and his plans for future […]
Congratulations to Wake Forest University Department of Music Professor Emeritus Dr. David Levy for being chosen to lead the Chautauqua Institution’s tour of Beethoven in Vienna! Dr. Levy, a noted Beethoven scholar, will lead the tour through Vienna, including Ludwig van Beethoven’s homes where he […]
Congratulations to Eric Wang! Eric received Honorable Mention in North Carolina Symphony’s Kathleen Price and Joseph M. Bryan Youth Concerto Competition (Young Artist Division). The Bryan Youth Concerto Competition is the premier performance competition for young instrumentalists in North Carolina. Eric Wang received Honorable […]
Yodeline Guerrier Ford (BA 2013 in Music in Liberal Arts, minor in Psychology) was recently featured by the Wake Forest University Alumni Personal & Career Development Center. Speaking on her current work as Health Solutions Architect at Alight Solutions, Ford also passed on wisdom to […]