Performance Faculty
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Ensemble Directors
C. Kevin Bowen
Director of Bands
M105A Scales Fine Arts Center
336.758.5365
bowenck@wfu.eduDr. C. Kevin Bowen, Director of Bands, earned a Bachelor of Science in Music Education from Tennessee Technological University, a Master of Music degree in trumpet performance from the University of Louisville, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Music Education from Florida State University.
Tim Heath
Director of Athletic Bands
M105B Scales Fine Arts Center
336.758.3050
heatht@wfu.eduDr. Tim Heath is currently the Director of Athletic Bands and Assistant Teaching Professor of Music at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. At Wake Forest, he oversees all aspects of the athletic band program and serves as a member of the conducting faculty assisting the concert bands.
Christopher Gilliam
Assistant Professor and Director of Choral Activities
M212 Scales Fine Arts Center
336.758.5371
gilliac@wfu.eduA conductor praised for his “precision and clarity,” and performances hailed as “enlightened,” Christopher Gilliam is the Director of Choral Activities at Wake Forest University, director of the Winston-Salem Symphony Chorus, and Director of Music at Highland Presbyterian Church in Winston-Salem.
J. Aaron Hardwick
Assistant Professor and Symphony Orchestra Director
M105C Scales Fine Arts Center
336.758.5188
hardwicj@wfu.eduJames “Aaron” Hardwick has established a reputation as an outstanding conductor, educator, and music advocate—setting himself apart with his engaging, charismatic and musically precise approach on and off the podium. Highly versatile and musically insightful, his artistic collaborations span multiple genres including standard classical repertoire, musical theater, opera, video game music, popular music, and new works.
Elizabeth Clendinning
Associate Professor and Director of Gamelan Giri Murti
M315 Scales Fine Arts Center
336.758.5026
clendiea@wfu.eduDr. Elizabeth Clendinning is an Associate Professor of Music specializing in ethnomusicology and director of Wake Forest University’s Gamelan Giri Murti Balinese gamelan ensemble. Her research concerns concepts of space, time, cultural representation, and pedagogy within international Asian performance communities and in film and television music. At Wake Forest, she teaches courses in world, popular, and Asian musics, and is the director of the Wake Forest University performing arts study abroad program in Bali.
Ziyi Geng
Director, Chinese Ensemble and Assistant Teaching Professor of Chinese, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures
027C Carswell Hall
336.758.4865
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Voice
Bryon Grohman
Assistant Professor, voice
M311A Scales Fine Arts Center
336.758.5372
grohmabc@wfu.eduAdmired by Opera News as “a superb singing actor with a clear, ringing instrument and peerless diction,” tenor Bryon Grohman has received international recognition for his performances of opera, oratorio, and ensemble repertoire, most notably with Seraphic Fire, one of America’s leading professional vocal ensembles.
Elizabeth Pacheco Rose
Visiting Assistant Professor, voice and theatrical singing
M206 Scales Fine Arts Center
336.758.5370
roseep@wfu.eduLyric soprano Elizabeth Pacheco Rose possesses an alluring stage presence with dramatic flexibility; whether singing Mimí, Pamina or Mélisande, she captures the essence of each role. She excels on the operatic stage, as well as in concert, recital and musical theatre. Her repertoire encompasses a wide range of works from baroque to contemporary music.
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Piano and Keyboard
Peter Kairoff
Professor and Chair (on leave 2022-23)
M316 Scales Fine Arts Center
336.758.5026
kairoff@wfu.eduBorn in Los Angeles, Peter Kairoff received Master’s and Doctoral degrees in music performance from the University of Southern California and studied in Italy for two years as a Fulbright Scholar and Rotary International Fellow. He joined the faculty of Wake Forest University in 1988 and is currently Professor and Chair.
Larry Weng
Assistant Professor
M317 Scales Fine Arts Center
336.758.5368
wengl@wfu.eduWinner of the 2019 NYCA Worldwide Debut Audition and a laureate of the 2016 Queen Elisabeth International Piano Competition, Larry Weng has been described in The New York Times as playing with “steely power and incisive rhythm.” Of his 2014 New York debut at Weill Hall, the New York Concert Review described him as “an extremely sensitive musician and mature interpreter,” and “mature beyond his years.”
Joanne Inkman
Associate Teaching Professor
M207 Scales Fine Arts Center
336.758.7606
inmanje@wfu.eduAssociate Teaching Professor of Piano, Joanne Inkman, received her early music training in piano, viola and music theory in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She frequently performed in festivals and recitals in Vancouver, receiving an Associate Performer’s Certificate from the Royal Conservatory of Toronto. After studying at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, she earned a Bachelor of Music and the Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She received an Archie Fund award in 2013, to participate in the GP3 Conference at Cincinnati Conservatory of Music and through another Archie Fund award in 2014, participated in the National Conference on Keyboard and Pedagogy in Chicago, Illinois. She has extensive and diverse performance experience.
Mary Ann Bills
Adjunct faculty, piano
M309 Scales Fine Arts Center
billsma@wfu.eduYong Im Lee Federle
Adjunct faculty, piano
M309 Scales Fine Arts Center
federlyl@wfu.eduDr. Yong Im Lee Federle has performed numerous solo and chamber recitals throughout South America and the United States. She is a recipient of the Steinway & Sons Top Teacher Award for three consecutive years (2016, 2017, 2018) and is a Nationally Certified Teacher of Music.
Susan Bates
Adjunct faculty, organ and harpsichord
M309 Scales Fine Arts Center
batessh@wfu.eduSusan Bates served as Organist and Music Associate at Centenary United Methodist Church from March 2011 to December 2021, with previous appointments at West Market St. United Methodist Church in Greensboro and at Home Moravian Church. She has also served on the music faculties of Greensboro College and High Point University. Professor Bates’ was educated at Salem College and Yale University, where she earned the M.M.A. in organ performance. She also studied harpsichord at the Yale Collection of Early Instruments.
Ryan McCollum
Adjunct faculty, jazz piano (on leave Spring 2023)
M203 Scales Fine Arts Center
336.758.3952
mccollrs@wfu.eduRyan McCollum is a jazz pianist and the instructional technologist for the Music, Theatre and Dance, and Art departments at Wake Forest University. Ryan graduated from Wake Forest with a BA in Piano Performance in 2009 and went on to get his MM in Jazz Performance from North Carolina Central University in 2012.
Anthony Tang
Adjunct faculty, carillon
M309 Scales Fine Arts Center
336.758.3308
tangam@wfu.eduAnthony M. Tang is a 2011 graduate of Wake Forest University with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication. During his four years at Wake Forest, Anthony served as Percussion Section Leader in 2008 and as Drum Major in 2009 and 2010 for the Spirit of the Old Gold and Black, and he has played the Wake Forest University carillon in Wait Chapel since his sophomore year.
Anna McRay
Adjunct faculty, piano
M309 Scales Fine Arts Center
Anna McRay is a pianist, teacher, and collaborator with a vibrant accompanying schedule of both classical and musical theater repertoire. Along with her accompanying, Anna fosters a deeply rooted passion for the intersection of arts and well-being, both in regards to the health of performing artists and in terms of leveraging the arts in all its forms to create and sustain healthy populations and communities.
Matt Reid
Adjunct faculty, jazz piano
M309 Scales Fine Arts Center
Developing a deep love for the jazz idiom, Matt relocated to Greensboro, NC in 2013 to complete his undergraduate studies at Guilford College, graduating in 2016 with a B.A. in Jazz Piano Performance, and in 2017 was accepted into the prestigious Jazz Studies program at North Carolina Central University. Matt has performed as part of the esteemed NCCU Jazz Ensemble at the Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival, the Ray Charles Performing Arts Center at Morehouse College and many other regional performance venues. In May of 2019, Matt graduated from NCCU with a Master of Music degree in Jazz Studies Performance.
Matt currently serves on the faculty of Guilford College, North Carolina A&T State University, and the Music Academy of North Carolina, as well as Wake Forest University. Matt is also the assistant director of the Greensboro Big Band, a City of Greensboro ensemble and also serves on the faculty at the John Coltrane Jazz Workshop in High Point, NC. In addition to numerous local, regional and national venues, curates and performs weekly with his jazz trio at Double Oaks Bed & Breakfast in Greensboro, NC.
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Strings
Jacqui Carrasco
Professor and Associate Chair, violin and viola
M318 Scales Fine Arts Center
336.758.5026
carrasc@wfu.eduViolinist Jacqui Carrasco has performed as a soloist and chamber musician throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Japan, Mexico and Russia, and in styles as diverse as Argentine tango, jazz, and avant-garde new music.
Marco Sartor
Assistant Teaching Professor, guitar and jazz guitar
M211 Scales Fine Arts Center
336.758.5102
sartorm@wfu.eduBorn in Montevideo, Uruguay, Marco Sartor is a top prize winner in numerous international competitions, and has performed solo and chamber music recitals in three continents to critical and public acclaim. He has appeared with orchestras such as the Allentown Symphony, Virginia Symphony, Buffalo Philharmonic, Ann Arbor Symphony, and SODRE in Uruguay.
Fabrice Dharamraj
Adjunct faculty, violin and viola
M309 Scales Fine Arts Center
dharamf@wfu.eduFabrice Bouquery Dharamraj is currently the Adjunct Professor of Violin
and Viola at Wake Forest University. He is also the Orchestra Director at both
Meadowlark and Lewisville Middle Schools in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools. Mr. Dharamraj holds a Bachelor of Music degree in violin performance from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, (UNCSA) where he studied with Elaine Richey.Evan Richey
Adjunct faculty, cello; music production and recording
M309 Scales Fine Arts Center
336.758.5026
richeyef@wfu.eduEvan Richey has used his well trained ear to make recordings for over 30 years. His interest in recording started while at The Juilliard School in New York City where he studied with Lynn Harrell, one of the world’s foremost cellists.
Court Wynter
Adjunct faculty, bass
M309 Scales Fine Arts Center
336.758.5026
wynterc@wfu.eduDouble/Electric bassist Court Wynter received both his Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in classical double bass performance from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. He has enjoyed a musical career which has taken him all over the eastern portion of the United States and covers a multitude of genres ranging from bluegrass to jazz.
Helen Rifas
Adjunct faculty, harp
M309 Scales Fine Arts Center
336.758.5026
rifashd@wfu.eduHelen Rifas began playing the harp at age 12, with the encouragement of her school orchestra director. She earned a bachelor’s degree in music from Reed College and a master’s degree in harp from the University of Oregon School of Music, where she was a recipient of the Ruth Lorraine Close Musical Fellowship.
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Winds and Brass
Kathryn Levy
Professor of the Practice, flute
M313 Scales Fine Arts Center
336.758.6005
levyka@wfu.eduKathryn Levy serves as Professor of the Practice in Flute at WFU. In addition to her studio teaching, she has developed flute choir and wind chamber music programs.
C. Kevin Bowen
Director of Bands
M105A Scales Fine Arts Center
336.758.5365
bowenck@wfu.eduDr. C. Kevin Bowen, Director of Bands, earned a Bachelor of Science in Music Education from Tennessee Technological University, a Master of Music degree in trumpet performance from the University of Louisville, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Music Education from Florida State University.
Taiki Azuma
Adjunct faculty, saxophone
M309 Scales Fine Arts Center
azumat@wfu.eduAnna Lampidis
Adjunct faculty, oboe
M309 Scales Fine Arts Center
336.758.5026
lampida@wfu.eduDr. Anna Lampidis is principal oboe of the Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle and Salisbury Symphony Orchestra and also holds positions of oboe and English horn with the Greensboro Symphony. Her playing has been described as “impeccable”, “lovely” and “outstanding” in concert reviews by Classical Voice North Carolina.
Oskar Espina-Ruiz
Adjunct faculty, clarinet
M309 Scales Fine Arts Center
336.758.5026
espinao@wfu.eduOskar Espina-Ruiz has performed at major concert halls and festivals to high critical acclaim, including concerto performances at the Philharmonic Hall in St. Petersburg, Russia, and recitals in New York City, Washington DC, Moscow, Madrid, Tokyo, Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong. His chamber music collaborations include the American, Argus, Ariel, Cassatt, Daedalus, Escher, Shanghai and Verona quartets.
Mark Hekman
Adjunct faculty, bassoon
M309 Scales Fine Arts Center
336.758.5026
hekmanmp@wfu.eduRobert Campbell
Adjunct faculty, French horn
M309 Scales Fine Arts Center
336.758.5026
campbell@wfu.eduRobert Campbell is the principal horn for the Winston-Salem Symphony Orchestra and the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra. He has been a member of the Charlotte Symphony and NCSA’s International Music Program Orchestra. He was soloist and Principal Horn player of the IMP orchestra for their 1985 European tour which took him to Italy and Germany.
Brian French
Adjunct faculty, trombone
M309 Scales Fine Arts Center
336.758.5026
frenchbe@wfu.eduBrian French is the principal trombonist of the Winston-Salem Symphony and has performed as soloist numerous times. He is also the principal trombonist of the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra and previously held principal positions in the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra and the Civic Orchestra of Chicago—the training program of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Brian has performed regionally with many orchestras, including those of Asheville, Charlotte, and Roanoke, the North Carolina Symphony, and the North Carolina Opera as guest trombonist, tenor tubist, and bass trumpeter.
Mary Kathryn Bowman Choat
Adjunct faculty, trombone
M309 Scales Fine Arts Center
336.758.5026
mbowmanchoat@wsfcs.k12.nc.usBrent Harvey
Adjunct faculty, tuba and euphonium
M309 Scales Fine Arts Center
harveyb@wfu.eduRaised in Apple Valley, Minnesota, Dr. Brent Harvey serves as Assistant Professor of Low Brass at Winston-Salem State University in addition to his teaching at Wake Forest. He holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Minnesota, and Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
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Percussion
John R. Beck
Adjunct faculty, percussion, Afro-Cuban drumming
M309 Scales Fine Arts Center
336.758.5026
beckj@wfu.eduJohn R. Beck, Professor of Percussion at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, also teaches at Wake Forest University. He is the principal percussionist of the Winston-Salem Symphony and is a member of the Greensboro Symphony, Brass Band of Battle Creek, and the Philidor Percussion Group.
Tim Heath
Director of Athletic Bands
M105B Scales Fine Arts Center
336.758.3050
heatht@wfu.eduDr. Tim Heath is currently the Director of Athletic Bands and Assistant Teaching Professor of Music at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. At Wake Forest, he oversees all aspects of the athletic band program and serves as a member of the conducting faculty assisting the concert bands.
Music History and Theory, Ethnomusicology, and Composition Faculty
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Music History/Theory/Ethnomusicology/Composition Faculty
Stewart Carter
Professor, music history, and Collegium Musicum
M319 Scales Fine Arts Center
336.758.5106
carter@wfu.eduStewart Carter teaches music history and co-directs the Collegium Musicum. He is Past-President of both the Society for Seventeenth-Century Music and the American Musical Instrument Society. Recent publications include The Trombone in the Renaissance (Pendragon) and, with Jeffery Kite-Powell, A Performer’s Guide to Seventeenth-Century Music (Indiana).
Elizabeth Clendinning
Associate Professor and Director of Gamelan Giri Murti
M315 Scales Fine Arts Center
336.758.5026
clendiea@wfu.eduDr. Elizabeth Clendinning is an Associate Professor of Music specializing in ethnomusicology and director of Wake Forest University’s Gamelan Giri Murti Balinese gamelan ensemble. Her research concerns concepts of space, time, cultural representation, and pedagogy within international Asian performance communities and in film and television music. At Wake Forest, she teaches courses in world, popular, and Asian musics, and is the director of the Wake Forest University performing arts study abroad program in Bali.
David Geary
Assistant Professor of Music, music theory
M312 Scales Fine Arts Center
336.758.6275
gearyd@wfu.eduDavid Geary is an Assistant Professor of Music at Wake Forest University and teaches courses in music theory and music history. He earned his PhD in Music Theory from Indiana University where his dissertation analyzes rhythm, meter, and the evolution of the drumset in American popular music.
Dan Locklair
Professor and Composer in Residence
M314 Scales Fine Arts Center
336.758.5105
locklair@wfu.eduThe music of Dan Locklair is widely performed throughout the United States and around the world. His prolific output includes symphonic works, a ballet, an opera and numerous solo, chamber, vocal and choral compositions.
Megan Francisco
Visiting Assistant Professor, musicology
M210 Scales Fine Arts Center
336.758.5107
francim@wfu.eduMegan Francisco holds a PhD in musicology from the University of Washington where her research drew on film, race, and gender theories to analyze Battlestar Galactica‘s landmark science fiction score.
Alan Reese
Visiting Assistant Professor of Music
M316 Scales Fine Arts Center
336.758.5369
reeseal@wfu.eduAlan Reese is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Music at Wake Forest University and teaches courses in music theory and music history. He earned his PhD in Music Theory from the Eastman School of Music where his dissertation developed analytical approaches to the middle-period music of Karol Szymanowski. Dr. Reese also holds an MM from the University of Colorado at Boulder and a BM from the University of Georgia. Before joining the faculty at Wake Forest University, he was an Instructor of Music Theory at the Cleveland Institute of Music.Eric Schwartz
Adjunct faculty
M309 Scales Fine Arts Center
Staff
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Staff
Jean Trowbridge
Academic Coordinator
M309 Scales Fine Arts Center
336.758.5026
trowbrjc@wfu.eduLiz Thomas
Academic Coordinator
M310 Scales Fine Arts Center
336.758.3724
thomasl@wfu.eduMatt Buie-Nervik
Technical Manager, Brendle Recital Hall and Wait Chapel
M203 Scales Fine Arts Center
336.758.5367
buienem@wfu.eduRyan McCollum
Instructional Technology Specialist (on leave Spring 2023)
M203 Scales Fine Arts Center
336.758.3952
mccollrs@wfu.edu