Biography: G. Preston Wilson, Jr., PhD
Brendan Jacklin D.M.A.
Dr. G. Preston Wilson, Jr., the Director of the Fisk Jubilee Singers and Mike Curb Endowed Fisk Jubilee Singers Chair in the School of Social Sciences and Humanities at the historic Fisk University in Nashville, TN. Dr. Wilson returned to Fisk and to the Fisk Jubilee Singers®, in which he sang under the direction of the late Dr. Paul T. Kwami. He received his Bachelors of Science in Music Education from Fisk University in Nashville, TN in 2010. After graduating from Fisk, Dr. Wilson earned a Masters of Music in Choral Music Education from Bowling Green State University, where he was awarded the Winifred O. Stone Graduate Fellowship, being named the Presidential Graduate Scholar.
After graduation from BGSU, Dr. Wilson began teaching at various schools in the Toledo Public School systems. His longest stay was at Start High School where he oversaw five choral ensembles, the school dance team, and an advisor for the African American Culture Club. He was also the vocal coach and co-director for the Toledo Youth Choir: a community youth ensemble; and taught voice and piano for The Mustard Seed Academy of Arts. Dr. Wilson additionally served on the Music Ministry at Friendship Baptist Church, under the leadership of Bishop Duane C. Tisdale.
In June of 2021, Dr. Wilson graduated from the University of Missouri (Columbia), obtaining a PhD in Music Education. He successfully defended his dissertation entitled, Successful Urban Elementary Music Educator: A Phenomenological Investigation; which focuses on the lived experiences of urban music teachers in elementary schools. After graduation from The University of Missouri, Dr. Wilson served as an assistant professor of Music Education at Westminster Choir College of Rider University.
Dr. Wilson is a proud member of the Phi Mu Alpha Music Fraternity, Inc., Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Pi Kappa Lambda, American Choral Directors' Association (ACDA), National Association for Music Education (NAfME), and College Music Society (CMS).
Education:
B.S. in Music Education, Fisk University
MM in Choral Music Education, Bowling Green State University
PhD in Music Education, University of Missouri