Music Director Ronald Wakefield, OFS
Ron Wakefield's Musical Journey
From successful clarinetist to inspiring music teacher, Ron Wakefield's dedication and exceptional work have left a lasting impact on students and the community.
Music Director Ronald Wakefield, OFS was a successful professional clarinetist who performed with numerous orchestras and Hollywood television programs. He abandoned his clarinet career to follow his heart to teach marginalized children. His North Park Academy of the Arts Band, from Pico Rivera performed in New York City’s Carnegie Hall 5 times, always including homeless and abused children in the performances. At the same time Mr. Wakefield traveled the world, taking music to marginalized children in England, Canada, China, and Mexico. Finally, being deeply moved by his love for the children of Tijuana, he abandoned everything he owned and moved to Mexico, where he established Orquesta Guadalupana. He is a Brother in the Secular Franciscan Order.
North Park Middle School band with children from an orphanage in Cuernavaca, Mexico, Tijuana, and a children's choir from New York in 2017
Homeless girl (right) teaches a music lesson to an orphan girl in a Shanghai, China orphanage, 2009
North Park Middle School band at the Tournament of Roses Parade 2005
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