Yid Vicious, a Madison, Wisconsin-based ensemble specializing in a unique blend of traditional and contemporary Yiddish folk music, will perform in the Chamber Music and Jazz at Ripon series Friday, Sep. 29, at Ripon College. A pre-concert talk will begin at 6:15 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. The concert […]
The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra will return to Ripon College Sunday, Oct. 1, for its annual appearance on campus. The free performance will be presented by the Caestecker Fine Arts Series and the first family of Ripon College, President Victoria N. Folse and Dick Folse. It will begin at 3:15 p.m. in the field house of […]
A husband-and-wife soprano and piano duo will perform at Ripon College Friday, Sept. 15, as part of the Chamber Music and Jazz at Ripon series. The Lynn Post Northrop Memorial Concert will begin at 7 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. All events in the chamber music series are free […]
The 2023-2024 Chamber Music and Jazz at Ripon series will feature world-class musicians in jazz, classical, folk and beyond. All events are free and open to the public because of generous support from Ripon College’s Friends of the Arts. All performances will begin at 7 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the […]
Assistant Professor of Theatre Lillian Brown had several theatrical appearances this year. This summer, she performed her autobiographical one-women show, The Oreo Complex, in Washington, D.C., with NuSass theatre company. The show ran for 10 performances from May 20-June 3 and received a Helen Hayes Award recommendation. She also performed as the headliner for the […]
Professor of Art Rafael Francisco Salas will have one of two solo exhibitions Sept. 6 through Nov. 17 in the Emile H. Mathis Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, in Kenosha. A reception for the exhibits will be held from 4-6 p.m. Oct 18. Salas will give an artist’s talk at 4 p.m. Oct. 11, and Milwaukee […]
The Ripon College Department of Theatre will hold open auditions and crew call Aug. 29 and 30 for plays scheduled for the fall semester. The event will be held from 7-9 p.m. both days in Benstead Theatre, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. No acting or crew experience is necessary. Anyone with an interest in […]
Starling Shakespeare Company, which held a summer residency at Ripon College, returns to campus Aug. 31 for a performance of William Shakespeare’s comedy “As You Like It.” The performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Benstead Theatre, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. It will be free and open to the public. The company was […]
An authorized biography of jazz/pop vocalist Al Jarreau ’62 will be released today by the Wisconsin Historical Society Press. The author of Never Givin’ Up: The Life and Music of Al Jarreau is Kurt Dietrich, professor emeritus of music. Dietrich will read from the book and discuss his research in a public presentation at 7:30 […]
Sarah Mahler Kraaz of Northampton, Massachusetts, professor emerita of music, has co-edited a book, The Handbook of Music and Art, with Dr. Charlotte DeMille of the Courtauld Institute (London), for Bloomsbury Press. The book is currently in production with a scheduled publication date of April 2024. “Rather than focusing on the shared language of art […]
When a series of free performances of plays by William Shakespeare is presented in the Ripon/Green Lake area this summer, Jessie Lillis ’13 will be coming home to Ripon College. Lillis is the co-artistic director of the touring Starling Shakespeare Company. The company will be in partnership with Ripon College as they rehearse their new […]
A review of Professor of Art Rafael Francisco Salas’ recent exhibit was published May 9 on Shepard Express, a Milwaukee publication. “Cruces|Crossroads” was on view at Portrait Society Gallery of Contemporary Art through May 13. The exhibition, the reviewer writes, “places us on the verge of several intersections: of two unique artists crossing paths in […]
Assistant Professor of Theatre Lillian Brown will take her solo performance of “The OREO Complex” to Washington, D.C., in May and June for 10 performances. Written and performed by Brown, the show tells the story of OREO Girl, a black woman navigating predominantly white institutions. For her, it is a voyage to be seen as […]
The Spring Lawn Concert will be presented Wednesday, May 3, on the lawn in front of Harwood Memorial Union. Music will be presented by Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo, directed by Paul Dietrich, adjunct instructor of music; and Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Rally Band, directed by Tobin Shucha, assistant professor of music. The concert will […]
When brass and guitar students present a recital Thursday, one of the guitarists brings a long family legacy of the instrument to his performance. Peter Loewenstein ’24 of Oshkosh will perform both in the guitar ensemble and as a soloist. The concert will begin at 4:30 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for […]
Assistant Professor of Music Erin Bryan will join the South Shore Chorale as soprano soloist for Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony (4th Movement) April 29 and 30. The South Shore Chorale will conclude their Golden Anniversary Concert Season with an epic collaboration of nearly 400 musicians. Joining the 158-voice Chorale will be the entire Fond du Lac […]
A student brass and guitar recital will be presented at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 27, in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, at Ripon College. Admission will be free and open to the public. The brass ensemble will perform several movements from “Pictures at an Exhibition,” by Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881), arranged by […]
The Ripon College choirs and orchestra will perform at 3:15 p.m. Sunday, April 23, in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Admission is free and open to the public. The orchestra will open the concert, directed by Yukiko Grine, adjunct instructor of music. The combined orchestra and choirs will perform under the […]
“Immersive Tribulations,” a senior art exhibit, will open April 28 and run through May 13 in the Foyer Gallery, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. The exhibit will be on view any time the building is open. An opening reception will be held in the lobby at 7 p.m. April 28. The artists featured in […]
Eighty-two students from seven area high schools will participate in Ripon College Band Festival, to be held Monday, April 24. Participating schools are Horicon, Oakfield, Princeton, Ripon, Valley Christian School, Watertown and Waupun. During the all-day band festival, students will work with Ripon College music faculty, preparing the music for a concert that will conclude […]