EP 27 G PRESTON WILSON

Dr. G. Preston Wilson, Jr. is the Director of the Fisk Jubilee Singers®.

A native of Durham, North Carolina, Dr. Wilson returns to Fisk University with a deep-rooted connection to the Fisk Jubilee Singers®. He was a member of the ensemble under the tutelage of the late Dr. Paul T. Kwami. Dr. Wilson earned his Bachelor of Science in Music Education from Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2010. During his time at Fisk, the renowned Grammy award-winning ensemble was honored with the National Medal of the Arts, the highest artistic accolade in the nation, presented by President George Bush.

Subsequently, Dr. Wilson pursued his Master of Music in Choral Music Education at Bowling Green State University, where he was named the Presidential Graduate Scholar. His academic journey culminated with a Ph.D. in Music Education from the University of Missouri, where his dissertation titled “Successful Urban Elementary Music Educator: A Phenomenological Investigation” delved into the experiences of urban music teachers in elementary schools.

Dr. Wilson brings exceptional expertise in choral conducting and boasts a remarkable record in music education. His publications in prestigious journals such as TEMPO, the official magazine of the New Jersey Music Educators Association, and contributions to books like “A Music Pedagogy for Our Time: Conversation and Critique” and “If Colors Could be Heard, They’d Paint Wondrous Tunes: Narratives about Music Education, Race, Ethnicity, and Identity” highlight his scholarly contributions. Additionally, Dr. Wilson has presented his research at international conferences, including the Feminist Theory and Music Conference at the University of Guelph, Canada, the International Society for the Sociology of Music Education at the University of Veracruz, and the BLACK Critical Media Literacy Conference: Action! Awareness! Advocacy! in the African Diaspora.