Wesley Roberts is Professor Emeritus of Music at Campbellsville University, where he taught courses in piano, organ, and musicology from 1982 to 2022. His students have won awards in solo piano, solo organ, and piano ensemble competitions, and have earned doctoral degrees in piano performance and musicology. He has presented concerts as pianist and organist throughout the United States, in Europe and in China, including premières of works by the Dutch composers Hans Osieck, Johan van Kempen, and Kees Weggelaar, and the American composers Tom Johnson, James W. Moore, and Daniel Gilliam. Dr. Roberts is co-author with Maurice Hinson of The Piano in Chamber Ensemble, 2nd and 3rd Editions (2006, 2021), Guide to the Pianist’s Repertoire, 4th Edition (2014), The Pianist's Dictionary, 2nd Edition (2020), and The Pianist's Bookshelf, 2nd Edition (2023). He has served as a visiting professor at the French Piano Institute in Paris and at Shanghai Normal University, and as organist at Calvin Presbyterian Church in Louisville, First Baptist Church in Somerset, and Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Campbellsville for nearly a decade each. In addition, he has been President of three professional organizations, including the Kentucky Music Teachers Association, which granted him its’ 2005 Distinguished Service Award and 2012 Distinguished Teaching Award. Dr. Roberts is also the recipient of the 2013 Campbellsville University Distinguished Professor Award.
