Biography
Forrest Wakeman is a performer, composer, producer, worship leader, and keyboard player based in the West Michigan area. 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 for the Grand Rapids, West Michigan, Battle Creek, and Holland Symphony orchestras. He is also an active recitalist and adjudicator.
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. His work at Calvin involves teaching private piano lessons, composition lessons, and courses in music theory and music history and appreciation. He also serves as music director at Blythefield Hills Baptist Church, a large multi-site church located just north of Grand Rapids.
Most recently, Forrest released his first full-length original worship CD project, Messes to Miracles, which is available on all major music streaming and download services.
Forrest lives in Grand Rapids, MI with his family.
Education
- B.Mus., Piano Performance, Cornerstone University, 1992
- M.Mus., Composition, Western Michigan University, 1996
- D.M.A., Piano Performance, Michigan State University, 2015
