Wake the Arts Events
The Arts are alive in every corner of campus, with new events happening every week. Whether you’re into hip-hop or abstract painting, poetry or puppetry, ballet or Balinese gamelan, we’ve got you covered. The Arts are for you.
Coming up
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March 25, 2025 | 2:00pmThe WFU Department of Music welcomes Dr. Bradley Strauchen-Scherer, curator in the Musical Instruments Division of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York for a special online lecture for Dr. Stewart Carter's First Year Seminar, The World of Musical Instruments. Free and open to the public. -
March 25, 2025 | 5:00pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterThe Department of Art at Wake Forest University welcomes Dr. Elizabeth Kindall for a lecture on March 25! Join us for a lecture by art historian Dr. Elizabeth Kindall from St. Thomas University, as she visits the Department of Art at Wake Forest University. Public Lecture: "Fame and Filiality: Huang … -
March 26, 2025 | 6:30pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterThe WFU Department of Music and Program for Leadership and Character welcome acclaimed choral director, educator, and author Dr. Hilary Apfelstadt! Dr. Hilary Apfelstadt is Professor Emerita of Choral Studies at the University of Toronto where she held the Elmer Iseler Chair in Conducting. From 2013–2018, she … -
March 26, 2025 | 7:30pm
Brendle Recital HallFrenchman Thomas Dunford is a rising star of the European early music movement, and a dynamic and charismatic performer of Renaissance, Baroque, and modern music on the lute. BBC Music Magazine has written of him, “Dunford’s supple technique, combined with his passion for jazz, allows him to … -
March 28, 2025 | 7:30pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterJoin us for our first Choirs concert of the semester! Free and open to the public. -
April 1, 2025 | 7:00pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterThe WFU Department of Music invites you to a special presentation from WFU Music major Alexandra Eliasek. For this project, Alexandra will explore the soundtracks in children's films and demonstrate how the film industry uses movies to teach children about various music genres and the cultures associated with them.&… -
April 4, 2025 | 7:30pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterThe Tempest By William Shakespeare Directed by Michael Kamtman April 4-5 & 10-12 at 7:30 pm & April 6 & 13 at 2:00 pm Long ago and somewhere far away: A mighty storm. A shipwreck. An island. Fantastical creatures. A sorcerer and the sorcerer’… -
April 9, 2025 | 7:30pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterThe WFU Department of Music invites you to our Spring 2025 Student Chamber Music Concert! Free and open to the public. -
April 10, 2025 | 6:00pm
Locations vary by dateEvery Brilliant Thing by Duncan Macmillan directed by Alyssa Cheng (’26) performed by Vir Gupta (’27) Performances April 10 at 6 pm in South Residence Hall April 11 at 6 pm by the Collins basketball court April 12th at 2 pm in the Ring Theatre April 13th at 8 pm in the Ring Theatre Directed by … -
April 11, 2025 | 7:30pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterJoin us for a Senior Honors Recital from WFU Music major and Presidential Scholar Adam Waszkiewicz. Featuring: Solo de Concours – André Messager Fantasiestücke, op. 73 – Robert Schumann Sonata for Clarinet and Piano – Francis Poulenc Bug – Bruno Mantovani Three Preludes – George Gershwin Arr. … -
April 13, 2025 | 3:00pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterThe WFU Department of Music presents a special recital from WFU Music minor and Presidential Scholar Kyria Pidherny. Free and open to the public. -
April 15, 2025 | 7:30pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterThe WFU Department of Music presents our Spring 2025 concert for our Collegium Musicum and Gamelan Giri Murti! The Collegium Musicum ensemble is devoted to the performance of Renaissance and Baroque music on period instruments such as recorders and violas da gamba. The Gamelan Giri Murti ensemble is WFU's Balinese … -
April 17, 2025 | 6:00pm
Benson University CenterWelcome to the first annual Lavender Prom! Spectrum GSA, Wake Radio, and the LGBTQ+ Center have come together to put on a night of music, food, and fun. -
April 18, 2025 | 7:30pm
Brendle Recital HallWe Play Together: Concert (music from Starfield and Fallout) with Guest Artist, Inon Zur (WFU Symphony Orchestra) Friday, April 18, 7:30pm, Brendle Recital Hall Reception in lobby to follow We Play Together: Music & Gaming is an extraordinary three-day event blending music, gaming, and academic exploration. Featuring Emmy Award-winning composer&… -
April 18, 2025 | 7:30pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterThe Wake Forest University Department of Music and Symphony Orchestra welcome special guest, EMMY award-winning and three-time BAFTA-nominated composer Inon Zur to Brendle Recital Hall in Scales Fine Arts Center. Inon Zur is recognized as one of the most innovative and successful composers in the media industry today, internationally renowned … -
April 19, 2025 | 7:30pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterJoin us for a special faculty recital featuring Mathilde Handelsman, piano and Edward Cho, cello. Free and open to the public. -
April 22, 2025 | 7:30pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterThe WFU Department of Music invites you to join us for our Spring WFU Wind Ensemble concert! Free and open to the public. -
April 24, 2025 | 7:30pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterSpring Student Choreographic Concert Directed by Tina Yarborough Liggins April 24-26 at 7:30 pm & April 27 at 2:00 pm The Spring Student Choreographic Concert will feature selected work by student choreographers under the direction of Tina Yarborough Liggins. The Spring Concert gives WFU students the opportunity to present their … -
April 24, 2025 | 7:30pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterJoin us for our spring WFU Jazz Ensemble concert! Free and open to the public. -
April 28, 2025 | 7:30pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterJoin us for our final Choirs concert of the year! Free and open to the public. -
May 4, 2025 | 7:30pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterJoin us for a senior recital from WFU Music major Haozhen Xu. Free and open to the public.