Meet Our Speaker

Ginger Wyrick is a conductor, author, clinician, lecturer, teacher, and performer. As a life-long

musician, Ms. Wyrick is established professionally in piano, flute, organ, harpsichord, and voice. The

author of numerous books and periodicals on music and curriculum development, she frequently leads

workshops and lectures on music education, adjudicates competitions, and appears as guest conductor

for honor choirs and festivals. Most recently, she was honored to conduct the NC Western Regional

SSAA High School Chorus. She has performed throughout the United States, across Europe, Africa,

and Japan.

Ms. Wyrick leads training events for all ages and has appeared at national symposiums presenting her

research on the changing role of music in the United States and the local church. She is active as a

liturgical arts consultant, choir director, and organist for congregations throughout the Charlotte region.

She is former chorus master and a performer with Augusta Opera.

Ms. Wyrick regularly appears as guest conductor for the Charlotte Music Club’s annual performance of

Handel's Messiah with community chorus and orchestra. This event raises funds for the Charlotte

Music Club's scholarship program.

As a faculty member at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Ms. Wyrick teaches theory, aural

skills, piano classes, and directs The Charlotteans Women's Chorus. She designs and coordinates an

annual residency program with The Charlotteans and Tohoku University (Japan).

Ms. Wyrick holds leadership positions in several professional organizations and is the former president

of the North Carolina American Choral Directors Association. She is the recipient of the Lara Hoggard

Award for distinguished service in choral music. Additional scholarship and service honors include

membership in Pi Kappa Lambda, Phi Beta Delta, and Mu Phi Epsilon. She received multiple honors

by the Charlotte Office of Global Education and Engagement for her contributions made to enrich the

global community and was selected in the first cohort of the Global Learning and Internationalization

Institute at Charlotte.

Ms. Wyrick earned music degrees from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and Southern

Methodist University, including piano study with Joseph DiPiazza and David Karp.