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April 4-6, 2025

Word of South

Fred Wheatt

Dr. Fred Wheatt (B.M., M.A., J.D.) is the director of Fulla Love Orchestra. Wheatt is also a recipient of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States & Canada’s Charles Walton Diversity Award. Fulla Love is composed of many multicultural music performers and educators. Members have performed with many of the top names in entertainment, including The Indianapolis Philharmonic Orchestra, The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, The Cleveland Chamber Orchestra, The Cleveland Pops Orchestra, the Atlanta African-American Philharmonic Orchestra, Sammie Davis, Jr., Grover Washington, Jr., Lou Rawls, Stevie Wonder, Jack Jones, Patti Paige, Barry White, and the Love Unlimited Orchestra, Joe Williams, Carmen McCrae, and Aretha Franklin. Gladys Knight, Little Anthony and The Imperials, Curtis Mayfield, Melba Moore, The O’Jays, The Temptations, Chuck Berry, and many more.

Dr. Fred Wheatt will be appearing with his daughter, Dalia, in an author/musician pairing that we call a “mu-aushup”. Dr. Fred Wheatt also gives extensively to his community, including time spent serving as a Nite to Shine Volunteer in the Cleveland area and as a Back to School Blast Volunteer where donors enable hundreds of students grades K – 12 each year to receive free physical, dental, vision and hearing screenings, backpacks and school supplies, haircuts and books.