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- Student Spotlight: Micaela Creo internship with Austin Classical GuitarAs a rising junior at Wake Forest University I attended an inspiring talk called Art, Money, and Community Service by ACG Executive Director Dr. Matthew Hinsley. Ecstatic […]
- The Future of Music Leadership: New in-person guest speaker seriesIn the Spring of 2024, the WFU Department of Music launched The Future of Music Leadership, a new lecture and workshop series in partnership with the
- Virtual Wavelengths online guest series returns!
Begun in the 2022-2023 academic year, Virtual Wavelengths is an online guest speaker series offered by the Department of Music at Wake Forest University. Virtual Wavelengths aims […]- Dr. Megan Francisco new publication
Congratulations to Dr. Megan Francisco who has been published in Leonard Bernstein in Context (Cambridge University Press, 2024)! Dr. Francisco’s chapter “Mahler Before and After […]- Winners for the 47th Annual Giles-Harris Music Competitions announced
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 […]- Congratulations to the winners of our 2023 Concerto Competition!
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 […]- Masterclass with Dublin Guitar Quartet
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 […]- Student Spotlight: Hannah Murrow, An investigation of English language pedagogy in rural and urban universities in Mexico
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 […]- Peter Kairoff inducted into Steinway & Sons Teacher Hall of Fame
(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 […]- Student Spotlight: Cami Wilson, Ensemble Singing in Different Contexts: Analyzing Differing Techniques and Styles
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 […]- Student Spotlight: Juan Londono, Soundscapes throughout Madrid, capital of the Kingdom of Spain
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. […]- Professor Emeritus Spotlight: Dr. David Levy
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. […]- Student Spotlight: Eric Wang
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 […]- Alumni Spotlight: Yodeline Guerrier Ford (’13)
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. […]- John R. Beck research presentation at WFU TechX 2023
John R. Beck, professor of percussion and Afro-Cuban drumming, recently presented his research “Comfort Sound® Drumming: Successfully adapting the traditional drum circle for hospitalized patients and caregivers […]- Faculty Awards: Spring & Summer 2023
- Wake Forest University Chamber Choir named as semi-finalist for the American Prize
The Wake Forest University Department of Music is excited to announce that our Wake Forest University Chamber Choir has been named as a semi-finalist in the- Composer-in-Residence Dan Locklair World Premiere
This past March, Professor of Music and Wake Forest University Composer-in-Residence Dr. Dan Locklair traveled to Cambridge, Massachusetts for the world premiere of his composition the Harvard/Ashmont […] - Virtual Wavelengths online guest series returns!