‘Great American Trailer Park Musical’ to be presented April 27-30
“The Great American Trailer Park Musical,” a riveting musical comedy with a touch of Jerry Springer drama, will be presented April 27-30 by the departments of theatre and music at Ripon College. Performances will begin each evening at 7:30 p.m. in Benstead Theatre, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Admission is free, but reservations are […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts.
Abbegayle Lane ’22 to perform senior vocal recital April 23
Abbegayle Lane ’22 of Neenah, Wisconsin, will present her senior vocal recital Saturday, April 23, at Ripon College. The recital will begin at 10:30 a.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. The accompanist will be Visiting Instructor of Music Deb MacKenzie on piano. Lane, a soprano, majored in music education with […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Music Performance, Student.
Jessica Jensen, Deb MacKenzie to present faculty recital April 23
A recital with Adjunct Professor of Music Jessica Jensen, trumpet, and Visiting Instructor of Music Deb MacKenzie, piano, will be presented Saturday, April 23, at Ripon College. The performance will begin at 1 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Admission is free and open to the public. Selections will be […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts, Music Performance.
Ripon College Jazz Ensemble will perform spring concert April 22
The Ripon College Jazz Ensemble will present their spring concert Friday, April 22. 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 18-member ensemble, which features Ripon College students as well as Ripon faculty and staff and area […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts, Music Performance, Student.
Lydia Wiley Deal ’22 to present flute recital April 9
Lydia Wiley Deal ’22 of Whitewater, Wisconsin, will perform a senior recital Saturday, April 9, at Ripon College. The performance will begin at 7 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Admission is free. Selections to be performed include Sonata for Flute in E Minor, by J.S. Bach; Sonata for Flute […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Music Performance, Student.
Symphonic Wind Ensemble to perform April 10 at Ripon College
The Ripon College Symphonic Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Tobin Shucha, will perform April 10 at Ripon College. The concert will begin at 3:15 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. It is free and open to the public. Selections will be “Kirkpatrick Fanfare,” by Andrew Boysen Jr.; “First […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Music Performance, Student.
New jazz album hits the right note and Grammy consideration for songwriter Mario Friedel ’88
The jazz album “Under the Venus Moon,” featuring songs by Mario Friedel ’88 of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, reached the ballot portion of the nomination process for the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Album of the year. While the album did not make the final cut, it did place among the top 78 entries out of […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Unique instrument highlights chamber music concert at Ripon College April 8
Arcomusical, a world music sextet, will perform Friday, April 8, at Ripon College as part of the Chamber Music and Jazz at Ripon series. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Because of generous donations from Ripon’s Friends of the Arts, events in the Chamber […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Music Performance.
Faculty, student collaborate on performance of Stabat Mater March 25
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi’s “Stabat Mater” will be presented in a faculty-student recital Friday, March 25, at Ripon College. The performance will begin at 5 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Admission is free. Assistant Professor of Music Erin K. Bryan will sing the soprano solos and Lydia Wiley Deal ’22 […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Student.
Chamber Singers to kick off spring concert tour Monday
The Ripon College Chamber Singers will present their spring tour in Manitowoc, Sheboygan and Ripon. The choir is under the direction of Assistant Professor of Music Paul H. Thompson. The choir will perform at 7 p.m. Monday, March 14, at Roncalli High School in Manitowoc as part of the high school’s spring choir concert. The […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Music Performance, Student.
Jazz trio will perform March 4 as part of the Chamber Music and Jazz at Ripon series
The Mary Louise Knutson Trio will perform Friday, March 4, at Ripon College as part of the Chamber Music and Jazz at Ripon series. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. The trio will present a concert of jazz works. Knutson also will lead an […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Music Performance.
Bryan, MacKenzie perform online recital for art song festival
Assistant Professor of Music Erin Bryan, soprano, and Visiting Instructor of Music Deb MacKenzie, piano, were invited to present a recital as part of the Sam Houston State University Art Song Festival this month. The performance, which was offered virtually, highlights American composer Lauren Spavelko’s Baby Book, a song cycle the composer describes as “truly […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts, Music Performance.
Research by Erin K. Bryan selected for national poster presentation
Research by Erin K. Bryan, assistant professor of music and voice area coordinator, has been selected for a poster paper presentation at the 2022 National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Conference in Chicago in July. The research is on the final Neapolitan operas of Niccolò Jommelli (1714-1774). While many of the composer’s instrumental pieces […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Research.
Ripon music department co-sponsors ‘Messiah’ singalong Saturday
The Christmas section of G.F. Handel’s “Messiah” will be performed in a singalong event Saturday, Dec. 18, at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, 51 W. Division St., Fond du Lac. The event is co-sponsored by the Ripon College Department of Music. The program will begin at 7 p.m. and include recitatives, arias and duets […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Music Performance.
Friday afternoon recital will focus on life experiences of women
“A Woman’s Love and Life,” a faculty recital with Assistant Professor of Music Erin Bryan, soprano, and Visiting Instructor of Music Deb MacKenzie, piano, will be held at 4:15 p.m. Friday, Dec. 10, in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, at Ripon College. The program will feature Robert Schumann’s “Frauenliebe und Leben […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts, Music Performance.
Ripon College ensembles to give free holiday concert Sunday
The Ripon College music ensembles will perform their holiday concert Sunday, Dec. 5. The program will begin at 3:15 p.m. in the Willmore Center Field House. All are welcome to attend, and masks are required to be worn. Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, Chamber Singers and Choral Union all will be performing music of the […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Music Performance, Student.
Ripon College Symphonic Wind Ensemble will perform Nov. 21
The Ripon College Symphonic Wind Ensemble, directed by Assistant Professor of Music Dr. Tobin Shucha, will perform at 3:15 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 21, in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, at Ripon College. Admission is free and all are welcome to attend. Masks are required to be worn. Selections include Overture from […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Music Performance, Student.
Scenes from light operas will be performed Nov. 21
“A Night at the Operetta,” featuring scenes from the light opera repertoire, will be presented at 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 21, in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, at Ripon College. Admission is free and all are welcome to attend. Masks are required to be worn. In collaboration with pianist and Visiting […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Music Performance, Student.
Ripon College Jazz Ensemble will perform fall concert Nov. 19
The Ripon College Jazz Ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 19, in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. All are welcome to attend, and masks are required to be worn. The director is Paul Dietrich, adjunct instructor of music. The program will be selected from: “Dance You Monster To My […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Music Performance.
Kurt Dietrich to discuss Wisconsin’s jazz history Nov. 18 for Ripon Historical Society
Kurt Dietrich, professor emeritus of music and former Barbara Baldwin DeFrees Chair in the Performing Arts at Ripon College, will discuss his work on the history of jazz in Wisconsin Thursday, Nov. 18, for the Ripon Historical Society. The program will begin at 7 p.m. in the historical society museum, 508 Watson St. It is […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts.