Wayne Huber
Performing Arts Division Chair & Music Faculty
As a trumpet player, recorder soloist, choir member and conductor, many organizations have benefited from Wayne Huber's talents including Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Circus, the National Symphony Orchestra Association, the Ice Capades, the New York Philharmonic Chorus, and the San Francisco Early Music Society. At FPU, Wayne brings his varied influences and experiences to many ensembles and courses, but most importantly to the students upon whom his humble demeanor and extreme kindness have a profound effect.
"Music has always been my life and my passion, alongside my faith. I hope my students catch the passion I have for music. I want them to have fun and enjoy it! The more one knows about a subject, the more one enjoys it. Likewise, the better one can play his or her instrument, the more one enjoys it.
"As for teaching, I especially enjoy the one-on-one talks with students and the lasting relationships created. I never think of being a professor as being a lecturer. I work alongside the students in very close contact with them. I like to think that we are all in this together. They learn from me, but I also learn from them and am humbled by their spirit and their faith.
"There is one thing, however, I hope they understand when they leave here: Study and learning is life's journey. It is a continual process. We can never arrive—reach the pinnacle—and say, 'I've learned all there is to know about this.' We keep striving to grasp more and more, the subject matter is too vast. Instead of thinking we know it all, we need to realize how much more there is still to learn."
