Wayne Wildman
Wayne Wildman, Music Director 1990-2019
Sheboygan-born Maestro Wayne Wildman was educated at Lakeland College and the University of Wisconsin at Madison. He served the community for 29 seasons as Music Director of the Manitowoc Symphony Orchestra.
An active harpsichordist, organist and pianist, Wildman has made solo appearances with the Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra and the Sheboygan, Manitowoc, and Green Bay Civic Orchestras. For five seasons, he performed as harpsichordist and pianist at the Washington Island Music Festival, and returned to the Island in 2013 for a special solo appearance in Bach’s Fifth Brandenburg Concerto. He has also been heard on Wisconsin Public Radio, most recently with Manitowoc violinist Andrew Dunlap, with whom he also appeared in recital at Silver Lake College.
Wildman is also an experienced composer, having crafted dozens of arrangements and original compositions, as well as scores for many theatrical productions. Among this summer’s creations were Variations on National Hymn in the Style of Arban for trumpet and piano and Fantasia on Another Theme of Thomas Tallis for alto saxophone.