Wilfred Farquharson
Viola

Wilfred Farquharson is a violist that calls Chicago, Illinois his home. He performs internationally as a core member of D-Composed, Crossing Borders Music, and the PlayOut! chamber ensembles. Orchestrally, Wilfred has performed and been a substitute musician with the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Grant Park Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Philharmonic, Joffrey Ballet, and the Matt Jones Orchestra. Outside of classical music Wilfred has performed with many popular artists such as Stevie Wonder, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Nas, Burna Boy, Chance the Rapper, Jamila Woods, DRAMA, Arthur Verocai, and Adrian Younge. He is currently a mentor for the Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative, and he was faculty at the esteemed Merit School of Music’s Conservatory of Music. He obtained his bachelor's degree from the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University and graduated with honors from the University of Southern California for his graduate studies at the Thornton School of Music.