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Thanks to Phil Faini’s decades of leadership as a professor, dean, administrator and advocate, the WVU Percussion Ensemble rivals the country’s best.
Please help us celebrate Phil Faini’s 90th birthday with a gift to the Percussion Ensemble Fund to preserve and strengthen the musical experiences we all cherish.
Your gift will make a difference for future percussion students and events by helping to cover the costs of ensemble travel, and to purchase and maintain instruments for peak performance.
Thank you for helping us celebrate Phil’s impact, and his 90th birthday, by supporting the WVU Percussion Ensemble.
“I was first introduced to the magic of Phil Faini in the 1980s while attending the sold-out percussion ensemble concerts with my father who, like so many other percussionists and educators in the region, carried a deep respect and admiration for Faini’s philosophies and approach. A passionate and kind educator with the ability to deeply inspire and motivate his students, Faini led by example to foster camaraderie and a sense of pride in the department that spans the decades. His philosophies and methods profoundly inspired me, and I’m still working toward the high standards of musicianship and professionalism that he modeled for us.”
Brian Wolfe, School of Music
WVU Percussion (1990-1996)
WVU Adjunct Professor of Drum Set Studies (2016 – Present)