Ripon College bands will perform outdoor concerts April 23, April 30

Ripon College’s Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble have planned upcoming outdoor concerts for the on-campus community only from the steps of Harwood Memorial Union. At 7 p.m. Friday, April 23, (rain date April 24), Symphonic Wind Ensemble will perform works by Vaughn Williams, Lauridsen and Standridge. At 7 p.m. Friday, April 30, (rain date May 1), Jazz Ensemble will perform jazz standards and other selections.

Attendance is limited to the on-campus community, and all should maintain the College’s masking and social distancing guidelines.

Assistant Professor of Music Tobin Shucha is the conductor.

Member of Symphonic Wind Ensemble are:

• Flute: Meridian Gassen ’24 of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin; Madeline Kuhl ’21 of Whitewater, Wisconsin; Lydia Wiley Deal ’22 of Whitewater, Wisconsin; Logan Zeinert ’22 of Wittenberg, Wisconsin
• Clarinet: Sarah Hurtgen ’24 of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin; Claire Lefeber ’23 of Waunakee, Wisconsin
• Saxophone: Jillian Heidenreich (alto) ’21 of Monroe, Wisconsin; Jessica Miles (tenor) ’21 of Lancaster, Wisconsin
• Trumpet: Kylar Kinyon ’23 of Pequot Lake, Minnesota; Caitlin Marsch ’24 of West Bend, Wisconsin;
  Jacob Zuehlke ’22 of Whitewater, Wisconsin
• French Horn: Ryan Schneeberg ’22 of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
• Tuba: Evan Jensen ’24 of Janesville, Wisconsin
• Percussion: Madeline Clark ’23 of Wrightstown, Wisconsin; Ethan Hansen ’23 of Franksville, Wisconsin; Allison Slowiak ’22 of Kiel, Wisconsin
• Keyboard: Lydia Wiley Deal ’22 of Whitewater, Wisconsin

Members of Jazz Ensemble are:

• Alto Saxophone: Jillian Heidenreich ’21 of Monroe, Wisconsin
• Tenor Saxophone: Geoff Guevara-Geer, associate professor of Spanish; Jessica Miles ’21 of Lancaster, Wisconsin
• Trumpet: Kylar Kinyon ’23 of Pequot Lake, Minnesota; Jacob Zuehlke ’22 of Whitewater, Wisconsin
• Piano: Lydia Wiley Deal ’22 of Whitewater, Wisconsin
• Guitar: Alexander Herrera ’24 of Ripon, Wisconsin
• Bass: Erik Dietrich, manager of media and end user services
• Drums: Ethan Hansen ’23 of Franksville, Wisconsin

(Photo: Tobin Shucha)