Wilfred
Delphin
About The Artist: Wilfred Delphin
Dr. Wilfred Delphin, one
half of the internationally renowned piano duo Delphin and Romaine,
retired from the SIUC School of Music in 2004. He volunteered
with the United States Peace Corps for several months in the West
African country of Senegal after his retirement, leaving that country
for New Orleans to help with the recovery effort after Hurricane
Katrina.
Delphin debuted in 1977 at
Carnegie Hall with Edwin Romain. The two of them toured the
United States, South America, Europe and Asia. After Romain
passed in 1995, Delphin continued performing and teaching. His
fans include former President Jimmy Carter, for whom he played a solo
recital in the East Room of the White House. He is part of
Baldwin Piano’s “World’s Best” promotion and is a South
Carolina Arts Commission Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Award winner. He
presently serves as the Musical Director and Pianist of Opera
Creole.
Currently, he is a faculty member and artist-in-residence in the
Department of Music at Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans,
where he is also an alumnus.
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