Category: Fine Arts
Holiday concert featuring musical ensembles Sunday, December 14
All musical ensembles at Ripon College will present a joint holiday concert at 3:15 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14, in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for Arts. Admission is free and open to the public. John C. Hughes, director of choral activities, will conduct Choral Union and Collegium Musicum. Choral Union will sing Roger Emerson’s […]
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Ripon College Jazz Ensemble performs Dec. 12
The Ripon College Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Professor Kurt Dietrich, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 12 in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, on the campus. Admission is free and open to the public. The ensemble will play big band works from a variety of sources — the libraries […]
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Orchestra to perform Sunday, Dec. 7
The Ripon College Orchestra will perform at 3:15 p.m. Sunday, December 7, in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Admission is free and open to the public. The ensemble is conducted by Kyle Szabo, assistant professor of music. Selections will include Allegro marcato from Symphony No. 2 in A minor, Op. 55, […]
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Choral Union performs Dec. 5
The Ripon College Choral Union ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Admission is free and open to the public. The conductor is John C. Hughes, assistant professor of music and director of choral activities at Ripon College. Maria Kaiser Dietrich will be […]
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Symphonic Wind Ensemble to Perform Nov. 23
The Ripon College Symphonic Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Professor Kurt Dietrich, will present its fall concert at 3:15 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 23, in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, on the campus. Kurt Dietrich, professor of music and Barbara Badlwin De Frees Chair in the Performing Arts, is the conductor. […]
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Choirs open season November 21
The Collegium Musicum choral ensemble at Ripon College will present its first concert of the season at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21. The performance will be in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, on the College campus. Admission is free. The conductor is John C. Hughes, assistant professor of music and director […]
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Collaboration in music inspires new choral director
When the Ripon College choirs present fall semester concerts, no one will be more eagerly anticipating the performances than new College conductor John Hughes, assistant professor of music and director of choral activities. Collegium Musicum will perform Nov. 21; Choral Union, Dec. 5; and all musical ensembles at the Holiday Concert Dec. 14. “Performing music […]
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Violoist, percussionist to perform various styles
The ensemble duoJalal will perform at Ripon College Friday, Nov. 14, as part of the Chamber Music & Jazz at Ripon Series. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, on the Ripon College campus. The music of Kathryn Lockwood and Yousif Sheronick represents an organic […]
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Sculpture, photography combine in Ripon College exhibit
Sculpture and photography will be combined in “”a tenuous framework,” an exhibit of work by Milwaukee artists Shana McCaw and Brent Budsberg, to run Nov. 7 to Dec. 7 in Caestecker Gallery, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, on the Ripon College campus. An artists’ talk will be presented at 7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 7, […]
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Shakepeare’s Cymbeline to run Nov. 12-15 in Benstead
Join the party! Be part of the celebration of Shakespeare’s 450th birthday this year by seeing Ripon College Theatre’s production of Cymbeline. Cymbeline, Shakespeare’s fairy tale full of wonder and imagination, will be performed Wednesday, November 12 through Saturday, November 15 at 7:30 p.m. in Benstead Theatre. The tickets are free, but reservations should be […]
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Chamber-jazz quintet performs at Ripon College Oct. 11
Douglas Detrick’s AnyWhen Ensemble will perform Saturday, Oct. 11, as part of the Chamber Music & Jazz at Ripon series presented by Ripon College. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, on the campus. Tickets may be purchased by calling 920-748-8126. This chamber-jazz quintet performs […]
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Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra returns for free concert, Oct. 5
The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra returns to Ripon College Sunday, Oct. 5, for its 42nd annual appearance on campus. Presented each year as part of the College’s Caestecker Fine Arts Series, admission to this year’s performance will be free as a thank-you to the greater Ripon community for its continued support of the College’s musical programming. […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Special Event.
Ripon College presents ‘Proof,’ a contemporary play of ideas
“Proof,” by David Auburn, which has been described as “a smart and compassionate play of ideas,” will be presented Oct. 1-4 at Ripon College. Performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. at Benstead Theatre, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, on the campus. Tickets are free, but reservations are recommended by calling 920-748-8791; or emailing [email protected] […]
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Wisconsin artist Gina Litherland displays work at Ripon
An exhibition of work by artist Gina Litherland of Cedarburg, Wisconsin, will run Sept. 12 through Oct. 5 in Caestecker Gallery, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, on the Ripon College campus. The artist will give a short presentation about her work beginning at 7 p.m. Sept. 12, in the Rodman Center lobby. A reception […]
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Jazz selections highlight memorial concert at Ripon College
Jazz standards of the 1930s and 1940s as well as other jazz selections will be offered during a free concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5, at Ripon College. This will be the first annual presentation of the Lynn Post Northrop Memorial Concert in honor of Northrop, who died in April 2014. She was the […]
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Ripon Summer Players Present The 39 Steps
Take the first step to laughter and fun by attending the Ripon Summer Players’ production of The 39 Steps. This play began its life as a spy novel and in 1937 became the first big movie hit for Alfred Hitchcock. The Tony award winning version of The 39 Steps is different, mixing Hitchcock with a […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts.
Salas creating mural in downtown Ripon
A mural project in downtown Ripon, designed to create a sense of community while also reflecting on recent events, is scheduled to begin May 13. Rafael Francisco Salas, associate professor of art at Ripon College, created and will paint the artwork. The mural will be painted on the south wall of 214 Watson St., owned […]
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Ripon College presents POPS concert May 7
The Ripon College Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble will perform a POPS concert at 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 7. The players will perform from the porch of Harwood Union, and there is no charge. The concert will feature the Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble. Wind Ensemble is directed by Carl Rath, and Jazz […]
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Senior Artists Display Work
A senior art exhibit by studio art majors will be on display from May 2-17 in the lobby of C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts on the Ripon College campus. An opening reception will be held from 7-8 p.m. May 2. Participants include Jaquita Hawthorne of Green Bay, Wis; Tori Lantz of Hometown, Ill., […]
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Pianist, vocalist perform May 3
A senior piano and vocal recital will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 3, at Ripon College. The recital will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, on the campus. There is no charge for admission. Senior Michael Rausch of Deerfield, Wis., is a pianist and will […]
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