Music professor blends community, culture, choral conducting
mikayla.makle
Lori Wiest may be a professor of music and director of choral activities, but her interests and involvements extend far beyond the WSU School of Music.
Wiest did not start her undergraduate career as a music major, but added it on to her chemistry track at the end of her sophomore year, she said. She later taught music and chemistry while she decided what she wanted to do.
“I was thinking about that, even as an undergrad, how important it was » More …
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