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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November 15, 2026 | 3:00pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterThe WFU Department of Music presents a concert featuring our Gamelan Giri Murti Balinese cultural ensemble and our Steel Pan Ensemble. -
November 16, 2026 | 7:30pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterJoin the WFU Department of Music for a special recital from WFU Music faculty and community professionals featuring the music of composer Jake Heggie. A highlight of Jake Heggie's residency with the Piedmont Opera. Featuring a showcase of Jake Heggie's celebrated art songs – a collection spanning … -
November 17, 2026 | 6:00pm
Porter Byrum Welcome CenterA concert and lecture presented by Dr. Yong Im Lee Federle, piano. Featuring works by Allende, Soro, and Leng. -
November 19, 2026 | 7:30pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterFall Faculty & Guest Artist Concert directed by Nina Maria Lucas Rice November 19-21 at 7:30 pm November 22 at 2:00 pm The Fall Faculty & Guest Artist Concert will feature modern, jazz, contemporary and classical ballet choreography by our dance faculty and guest choreographer Kara Wilkes. A Milwaukee native, Kara … -
November 19, 2026 | 7:30pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterThe Department of Music presents a concert featuring WFU Music students and chamber ensembles. -
November 20, 2026 | 7:30pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterJoin us for our fall concert from the premier WFU jazz ensemble, the Deacon Jazz Collective. Featuring selections from Wynton Marsalis' The Democracy! Suite, Count Basie, and Sean Mason. -
December 2, 2026 | 7:30pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterThe WFU Department of Music presents a recital from Professor Emeritus Louis Goldstein, piano. -
December 4, 2026 | 7:30pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterCelebrate the holiday season with the Wake Forest University Symphony Orchestra and Wind Ensemble in an evening of festive favorites and seasonal classics. From joyful traditions to heartwarming melodies, this annual concert offers music for audiences of all ages and is the perfect way to welcome the spirit of the … -
December 8, 2026 | 7:30pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterWFU Department of Music presents a recital from Dr. Larry Weng, piano. -
January 26, 2027 | 7:30pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterExperience the evolution of wind music with NexTonal, a premier wind decet dedicated to bridging the gap between classical legacy and modern innovation. Their performance at Wake Forest, titled Breath of the World, takes listeners on a sonic journey featuring a sophisticated ensemble of ten virtuoso musicians performing … -
February 18, 2027 | 7:30pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterCelebrated for a "refined tonal sensitivity" and a mastery reminiscent of the great Sergei Rachmaninov, Zlata Chochieva brings her "overwhelming power" to a program that spans the technical and emotional extremes of the piano. Weaving together the structural brilliance of Saint-Saëns and the tempestuous … -
February 28, 2027 | 3:00pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterFlutist and senior music major Karina Yang will perform an honors recital in Brendle Recital Hall accompanied by Lauren Winkelman at the piano. Program will include music by Georg Philipp Telemann, Robert Dick, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Otar Taktakisvili and Joaquin Rodrigo. -
March 2, 2027 | 7:30pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterJoin the WFU Wind Ensemble for their first concert of the spring! -
March 4, 2027 | 7:30pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterOne of the highlights of our WFU Music concert season, the Wake Forest University Symphony Orchestra shares the stage with the winners of the 2026–2027 Wake Forest University Concerto Competition. Experience the remarkable talent of Wake Forest's student musicians as they perform masterworks of the concerto repertoire alongside the …