WFU string players join cellist Yo-Yo Ma onstage!
WFU’s Face to Face Series on February 16 featured legendary cellist Yo-Yo Ma, who offered Wake Forest string students an amazing opportunity: https://photostories.wfu.edu/yoyoma
EXCITING CHANGES TO THE MUSIC MAJOR/MINOR!
If you are interested in majoring or minoring in music, we advise you to contact Dr. Peter Kairoff () or Dr. Jacqui Carrasco () as soon as possible about the revisions to our programs, which will present many new and more flexible options.
Student musicians highlighted in WFU’s Lovefeast
The annual Wake Forest Lovefeast on December 5 featured numerous WFU music department ensembles and student performers, including the WFU Concert Choir and WFU Chamber Choir, directed by Dr. Christopher Gilliam; the WFU Flute Choir, directed by Prof. Kathryn Levy; the WFU Gospel Choir, directed […]
WFU marching band plays in spirited pep rally for WS healthcare workers
On Thursday, Nov. 4, students from Wake Forest University’s “Spirit of the Old Gold and Black” marching band joined with students from Winston-Salem State University’s band, Red Sea of Sound, to play in a pep rally for healthcare workers during their shift change […]
Kairoff inducted into the Steinway & Sons Teacher Hall of Fame
Music Dept. Chair and Professor Peter Kairoff has been inducted into the Steinway & Sons Teacher Hall of Fame, a designation recognizing the work of North America’s most committed and passionate piano educators. Read more about his special honor here.
A Visit with Prof. Pacheco Rose
Voice student Taylor Schutt interviewed and profiled WFU voice professor Elizabeth Pacheco Rose in a recent edition of the Old Gold and Black: https://wfuogb.com/13948/life/rejuvenating-the-performing-arts/
Music Notes Fall 2021
We are all happy to be back on campus and making music once again! Click the link here to read the Fall 2021 Music Notes Newsletter.
Carrasco performs with award-winning tango ensemble
The Lorena Guillén Tango Ensemble, featuring WFU violin professor Jacqui Carrasco, captured first place in the North Carolina Folk Festival‘s inaugural “Not Your Average Folk Contest” and will be featured in a mainstage performance this September at the festival. The ensemble also […]
Article about Music of World Cultures student project published in “Journal of Music History Pedagogy”
The Journal of Music History Pedagogy has published the article “Object Lessons: Teaching Musicology through Museum Collections” by WFU music professor Elizabeth A. Clendinning and Andrew W. Gurstelle, the Academic Director of WFU’s Museum of Anthropology. Their article highlights WFU music students’ unique interdisciplinary […]
Teacher-Scholar Legacies: David Levy, Teresa Radomski, Louis Goldstein, and Brian Gorelick
Read about the amazing legacies of our recently retired Music Dept. faculty professors. Their combined dedication to Wake Forest students totals 167 years! Teacher-Scholar Legacies: David Levy Teacher-Scholar Legacies: Teresa Radomski Teacher-Scholar Legacies: Louis Goldstein