Chamber Music at Ripon series will feature faculty recitals starting Feb. 28
In a socially distanced edition of Ripon College’s Chamber Music at Ripon series, this spring will feature virtual recitals by accomplished teaching artists already on the Ripon College campus. The performances will be recorded in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Because the hall remains closed to live audiences this semester, all […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Music Performance.
Kurt Dietrich will discuss jazz in Wisconsin March 3
Professor Emeritus of Music Kurt Dietrich will discuss his book Wisconsin Riffs: Jazz Profiles from the Heartland March 3 via a Facebook Live presentation. The talk will begin at 7 p.m. on the Wisconsin Historical Society Press Facebook page. The publisher describes Dietrich’s book: “Although New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago are often considered […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts.
Dietrich family establishes funding resources of more than $2 million
An entire family’s love and commitment to higher education have culminated in two funding resources for Ripon College with a combined value of more than $2 million. The Richard V. and Frances S. Dietrich Trust Scholarship and the Richard V. and Frances S. Dietrich Faculty Development Fund have been established in the name of the […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts, Funding, Funding and gifts.
Erin Bryan seeks to re-awaken interest in long-neglected soprano arias
Assistant Professor of Music and soprano Erin Bryan is researching and bringing back to the stage many of the late operas of Niccolò Jommelli (1714-1774), an Italian composer of the Neapolitan School. While many of the composer’s instrumental pieces are performed today, many of his final works for voice “remain largely overlooked, unedited and unaddressed,” […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Research.
Orchestra students share first-semester offering
The Ripon College Orchestra, featuring only strings and minus — because of the coronavirus pandemic — players who are members of the off-campus community, rehearsed several pieces and recorded a performance of Franz Tunder’s “An Wasserflüssen Babylon” at the end of the fall semester. The recording can be heard below. Adjunct Instructor of Music Mishan […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts, Music Performance, Student.
Nationally televised tribute honored alumna Barbara Blank Lueck ’64 before her death
Ripon College recently was notified of the death of Barbara Blank Lueck ’64 of Fort Collins, Colorado, on March 12, 2019. In October 2018, while she was fighting cancer, a group of her former music students arranged for an interview and tribute performance that aired on the national television program “Good Morning, America” from New […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Tobin Shucha sharing his studies in music
Assistant Professor of Music Tobin Shucha is serving as state chair for research for the Wisconsin Music Teachers Association. His talk, “In: A qualitative study of social induction practices in U.S. high school bands,” was accepted for presentation at the International Society for Music Education conference in Helsinki, Finland, in August 2020, but the conference […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts.
Jessica Miles ’21 preparing to become a music educator
Jessica Miles ’21 of Lancaster, Wisconsin, has always had a passion for music and for education. After developing a close bond with a high school band director, combining these passions and becoming a music educator seemed natural. A first-generation college student, she is now majoring in music education at Ripon College and is gearing up […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Student.
Teaching high school music in the age of COVID-19: Ben Ruetten ’07
The small size of the college was a deciding factor when Ben Ruetten ’07 decided to attend Ripon College. Ruetten graduated from high school in western Nebraska and he was interested in attending a few different colleges in Wisconsin. He chose to major in music and minor in educational studies. He didn’t want to attend […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
We’re still here: Rachel Myers ’20
In the fall, Rachel Myers ’20 of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, will be student teaching in Kansas City, Missouri. She then will look for employment in music performance and substitute teach in local school districts. She is majoring in music education. “I think the biggest lesson that I learned since attending Ripon is that friendship comes […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Class of 2020, Student.
Al Jarreau ’62 remembered on 80th anniversary of his birth
“Al Jarreau: The Most Gifted,” a personal recollection of the life and career of the late jazz/pop vocalist Al Jarreau ’62, appeared March 10, 2020, in The Berlin Spectator. The English-language news and features site is about Germany and is focused toward expatriates, migrants, people around the world and Germans. Jarreau would have turned 80 […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Chamber Singers to kick off concert tour in Ripon March 8
The annual spring break tour of the Ripon College Chamber Singers will be held in March with concerts in Ripon, Winneconne, Holy Hill in Hubertus, Chicago and Madison. The performances will include a variety of pieces performed by the ensemble, who will be joined by guest choirs at select locations. Each concert will be free […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Music Performance, Student.
Vocal sextet to perform Feb. 28 at Ripon College
Variant 6, a vocal sextet, will perform Friday, Feb. 28, as part of the Chamber Music and Jazz at Ripon series of Ripon College. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Admission is free and open to the public. The ensemble is based in Philadelphia […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Music Performance.
Ripon College connections helped land teaching position for Kate Myszewski ’19
Ripon College’s beautiful campus and connections with professors during visits convinced Katherine “Kate” Myszewski ’19 to attend Ripon College. Though Ripon was not originally on her list of colleges to consider, Myszewski says “my mom’s friend was on the Board of Trustees so I came for a tour and I was able to sit down […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Organ recital to be presented Friday as part of Chamber Music and Jazz series
Organist Larry B. Peterson will present a concert Friday evening at Ripon College. The performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, as part of the Chamber Music and Jazz at Ripon Series. There is no charge for admission. The program will include “Prelude and Fugue in […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Music Performance.
Ripon College Jazz Ensemble to perform Dec. 13
The Ripon College Jazz Ensemble will perform Friday, Dec. 13. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Admission is free and open to the public. Several selections by Duke Ellington and Benny Golson will be featured. Also to be performed are popular recorded jazz pieces […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Music Performance.
Ripon music ensembles will present holiday concert Dec. 8
A holiday concert will be presented by the music ensembles of Ripon College Sunday, Dec. 8. The concert will begin at 3:15 p.m. in the Willmore Center Field House. Admission is free and open to the public. The concert will include performances by Chamber Singers, Choral Union, Jazz Ensemble, Orchestra and Symphonic Wind Ensemble. Selections […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Music Performance, Student.
Students to present musical recital Tuesday morning
Students of the Ripon College Department of Music will perform a recital Tuesday, Dec. 3. The performance will begin at 11:15 a.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Admission is free and open to the public. Selections will include: Toccata in d, BWV 565, by Johann Sebastian Bach, with Caleb Klinzing […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Music Performance, Student.
New perspectives sparked a career change for Alexandra Paulson ’15
An overnight visit to Ripon College sealed the deal for Alexandra Paulson ’15 when she was deciding where to go to college. She says she fell in love with Ripon after getting to play with the Jazz Ensemble and to sit in on a music class during her overnight stay. “I felt really welcomed and […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Ripon College orchestra will present ‘Winter Dreams’ Nov. 24
The Ripon College Orchestra will perform Sunday, Nov. 24. The concert will begin at 3:15 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Mishan Han is the conductor. The “Winter Dreams” concert will feature “Winter Dreams” (Symphony No. 1), by Pyotr Tchaikovsky; and “Les Patineurs” (Skaters’ Waltz), by Emile Waldteufel. The 41-member […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Music Performance.