Upcoming Events
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Music News
Chamber Music & Jazz at Ripon: Mariachi San José Workshop & Performance
This event, held in Great Hall, will open with a mariachi workshop at 4:30 PM led by Mariachi San José director Dr. José R. Torres-Ramos, followed by a performance by the ensemble at 5:30 PM. All are welcome to the workshop, and light refreshments will be provided by a local restaurant partner. This celebrated ensemble […]
Chamber Music & Jazz at Ripon: Avanti Piano Trio
Based out of Madison, WI, this trio of Alissa Freeman (piano), Hillary Hempel (violin), and Hannah Wolkstein (cello) enjoys a wide range of repertoire, particularly amplifying voices of women composers. Heard recently on both Wisconsin Public Radio and PBS, they are passionate about music education and artistic access. The artists will offer a clinic on […]
Holiday Concert
The Ripon College Music Department presents their annual Holiday Concert, featuring all of the major music ensembles in a festive holiday extravaganza. Tickets are required; limited tickets may be available at the door.
Interested in our music department?
We offer majors and minors in music along with music education classes. If music is your passion, then you have a home at Ripon.
Caestecker Gallery to Present “Mixed Signals (New Paintings +),” New Work by Derrick Buisch
Exhibition runs September 11 – October 9, 2026, with artist talk and opening reception on September 11 Ripon College’s Caestecker Gallery will present Mixed Signals (New Paintings +), a new exhibition of paintings by Derrick Buisch, on view from September 11 through October 9, 2026. An artist talk will be held in Demmer Theatre on […]
RIPON COLLEGE TO HOST MILWAUKEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA IN FREE, PUBLIC CONCERT SEPT. 20
52nd annual on-campus performance offers the campus community a rare, no-cost opportunity to hear the renowned orchestra Ripon College is excited to host the 52nd annual on-campus performance of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra on Sunday, Sept. 20, at 3:15 p.m. in the Field House at the Willmore Center. The concert is free and open to […]
Professor Salas Takes the Helm at MOWA’s Landmark Anniversary Exhibition
Ripon, WI – This spring, the Museum of Wisconsin Art (MOWA) opens The American Landscape: Beyond the Horizon — a sweeping reconsideration of two centuries of Wisconsin landscape art, timed to the nation’s 250th anniversary, and guest curated by Ripon College Professor Rafael Francisco Salas. The public reception is Saturday, May 2, from 2 to […]