Wake Forest to Host ‘We Play Together: Music & Gaming’
The three-day event blends music, gaming, academics and career exploration
Wake Forest University will host a three-day “We Play Together: Music & Gaming” event from April 17 to 19. The event is free and open to the public.
“We Play Together: Music & Gaming” featured guests include:
- Inon Zur, Emmy award-winning composer with more than 80 original musical scores for video games including “Dragon Age,” “Fallout,” “Prince of Persia” and “Starfield.”
- Pete Hines, former senior vice president of Bethesda Softworks who led the company for more than two decades and
- Dan Tani, retired NASA astronaut and American engineer who conducted the 100th spacewalk on the International Space Station.
The event includes career panel discussions, performances of music from “Starfield” and “Fallout,” and an Esports LAN Event. Details and a schedule of events can be found on the Wake The Arts website.
“Gaming music is bridging the gap between generations,” said Wake Forest University professor, symphony orchestra director and avid gamer J. Aaron Hardwick, who organized the event. “The influence of the gaming industry and its music is truly global. It’s everywhere, and it’s only growing,”
Highlights for Media
A Q&A and video with Aaron Hardwick on how gaming is creating new classical music fans can be found on the WFU news website. Hardwick is available for interviews.
Open Dress Rehearsal: Music from “Starfield” and “Fallout” with Inon Zur
Thursday, April 17
4:30-6:30 p.m., Brendle Recital Hall
- Talk with Winston-Salem Forsyth County high school students attending the rehearsal
- Interview time with Inon Zur and Pete Hines can be arranged between 3 and 3:45 p.m. prior to dress rehearsal
Merging Music, Gaming, and Business in Exploration
Friday, April 18
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Broyhill Auditorium, School of Business
- Speaker Forum with Guest Speaker Dan Tani, astronaut and panelists Pete Hines, Inon Zur and Symphony Orchestra Director J. Aaron Hardwick
WFU Esports LAN Event
Saturday, April 19
10 a.m – 2 p.m. in Benson Student Center
- Organized by WFU students, an Esports LAN event is a social gathering where gamers connect their computers or consoles to a local area network to play multiplayer video games together in the same physical location. All are welcome to bring computers and join the group.
To arrange interviews with event leaders, featured guests and students contact media@wfu.edu.
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