Forrest Wakeman

Forrest Wakeman is a performer, composer, producer, and keyboard player based in the West Michigan area, and a professor at Calvin University. He has played for over 20 Broadway national tours (including Wicked, Les Miserables, Grease, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and Book of Mormon) and appears regularly with the Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra and Opera Grand Rapids.
 
He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in piano performance from Michigan State University (studying with Deborah Moriarty) and a Master of Music degree from Western Michigan University in composition. He currently serves as Assistant Professor of Music on the faculty of Calvin University where he teaches piano, composition, music theory, and music technology, and part of the worship staff for Magnify Church, a large multi-site congregation in the Grand Rapids area.
 
He lives in Belmont, Michigan with his family.

Last Updated: 09/12/2022