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Article by Hardwick ’21 Published by The Conversation

An article by J. Aaron Hardwick ’21 (Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance – Conducting) was recently published by the nonprofit independent news organization, The Conversation. “How video games like ‘Starfield’ are creating a new generation of classical music fans,” trended as the #1 article on its arts and culture page earlier this month. Hardwick currently serves as the orchestra director and assistant professor at Wake Forest University (WFU).

Photo of J. Aaron Hardwick by Lyndsie Schlink (WFU)

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