Ripon College

The Ripon College choirs and orchestra performed at 3:15 p.m. Sunday, April 23, in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Admission was free and open to the public. The orchestra opened the concert, directed by Yukiko Grine, adjunct instructor of music. The combined orchestra and choirs performed under the direction of Paul Thompson, assistant professor of music. Selections included movements from Mass in G major, D.167, by Franz Schubert.

The Ripon College Symphonic Wind Ensemble performed on Sunday, April 16. The concert will began at 3:15 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts and admission was free and open to the public. The ensemble was directed by Tobin Shucha and Members of the ensemble included both students and members of the community. Selections included "Flourish for Wind Band," by Ralph Vaughan Williams; "Amazing Grace," by Frank Ticheli; "Pageant," by Vincent Persichetti; "Second Suite in F for Military Band," by Gustav Holst; and "Valdres," by Johannes Hannsen.

A student brass and guitar recital was presented at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 27, in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, at Ripon College. Admission was free and open to the public. The brass ensemble performed several movements from "Pictures at an Exhibition," by Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881), arranged by Arthur Frackenpohl; movements from Quintet No. 1, Op. 5, by Victor Ewald (1860-1935); and "Libertango," by Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992), arranged by Josef Burgstaller. The Guitar Ensemble performed "All in a Garden Green," a 16th-century song and "La Pastoreta" and "L'Hereu Riera," Catalan folk songs.

The Ripon College Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo performed Friday, April 21. The concert began at 7:30 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts and was free and open to the public. Members of the ensembles included both students and community members The Jazz Ensemble performed "Sweet Time Suite: Opening," by Kenny Wheeler; "Light," by Paul Dietrich; "Cute," by Neal Hefti; "How High the Moon," arranged by Dave Wolpe (featuring Lucie Hodgkins '25 of McFarland, Wisconsin); "Moanin'," by Charles Mingus, arranged by Sy Johnson; "Prairie Dance," by Maria Schneider; "A Place in the World," by Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays, arranged by Bob Curnow; and "Hubble," by Matt Ulery. The Jazz Combo played "Footprints," by Wayne Shorter; and "El Tigre," by John Harmon.

The annual One-Act Play Festival, featuring short plays directed by students, will be held April 14 and 15 at Ripon College. Performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Benstead Theatre, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, on the campus. Admission is free and open to the public.

The Ripon College Choral Union and Chamber Singers, under the direction of Assistant Professor of Music Paul Thompson, in collaboration with the Ripon College Orchestra, under the direction of Adjunct Instructor of Music C. Patrick Perkins, will present a program of Mozart works in two upcoming concerts. Both events are free and open to the public. Repertoire will include "Magnificat" from "Vesperae solennes de confessore," K. 339; "Ave Verum Corpus"; "Missa Brevis in C," K. 220 ("Sparrow Mass"); and a few rarely performed church sonatas. The combined ensemble will perform at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 24, at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, 51 W. Division St., Fond du Lac. The program also will be performed at 3:15 p.m. Sunday, May 1, in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts.

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 community members, will present a wide variety of jazz music spanning almost 100 years. It also will be the last Jazz Ensemble concert for three of the group's seniors: Jacob Zuehlke of Whitewater, Wisconsin, will be featured on Gil Evans' arrangement of Leo Delibes "The Maids of Cadiz," from the classic Miles Davis album "Miles Ahead"; and Lydia Wiley Deal of Whitewater, Wisconsin, and Allison Slowiak of Kiel, Wisconsin, will be featured on Kenny Wheeler's "Gentle Piece." The concert also will feature the world premiere of "For Everyone," composed and arranged by ensemble director Paul Dietrich, adjunct instructor of music.

"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 recommended by calling 920-748-8791 or sending an e-mail to boxoffice@ripon.edu.

Caleb Klinzing '22 of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, will present his senior organ recital Friday, April 29, at Ripon College. The performance will begin at 4:30 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts.

Yacob Bennett '22 of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, will present his senior baritone vocal recital Saturday, April 30. The performance will begin at 1 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, 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.

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.

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.

Area students are participating in a production of "After the Blast" by Zoe Kazan. The futuristic drama will be presented October 14-17th in the Benstead Theatre in Ripon College's C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts.

"Epilogue 2021: Ripon College Senior Art Exhibition" is on view through May 16 and features art by senior art majors at Ripon College. Those who are in the Ripon College campus community can view the artwork in the lobby of C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Members of the public who cannot visit the campus in person can view the exhibit virtually at ripon.edu/senior-art-show.

Student directors at Ripon College presented a production of "Almost, Maine" virtually from Friday, April 30, through Saturday, May 1. "Almost, Maine" is a comic, warm-hearted view of one night in the very small town of Almost. It examines loss and love. The play is one of the most highly produced contemporary American plays. Each of the 10 directors presented one scene from the play, and the scenes were linked together to form the full play. This was presented as a Zoom reader's theatre and featured a wide array of student performers.

Area students took part in a virtual performance of "Chekhov's Country Comedies" from March 26 to 28 put on by the Ripon College Theatre Department. The production was presented via Zoom and featured three great short farces: The Bear, The Reluctant Tragic Hero, and The Proposal, all written by one of the world's finest playwrights.

Area students were a part of the Ripon College Orchestra, minus - because of the coronavirus pandemic - the players who are members of the community and featuring only strings, recorded a performance of Franz Tunder's "An Wasserflussen Babylon" at the end of the fall semester. It can be heard at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dfn2hHV7KC4up2cdr1TZwqWSRZp0s8EW/view.

Area students took part in Ripon College's production of Molly Sweeney. Performances took place virtually from November 11th through November 14th.

Area students took part in Ripon College's production of Spoon River in a variety of ways. Performances took place on September 24th, 25th, 26th, and 27th on the north lawn of Harwood Memorial Union and a recording can be found at ripon.edu/spoonriver.

Ripon College students facilitated the creation of "Righting a Wrong: Japanese Americans and World War II," a poster exhibit based on an exhibit in The Smithsonian National Museum of American History, and "Juxtapositions," a paired objects exhibit curated by the students which can be found in the Resource Center of C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts until September 4th.

Area students will be participating in Ripon College's production of Shakespeare's "Comedy of Errors." Performances will take place March 4th-7th in the Benstead Theatre in the CJ Rodman Center for the Arts.

Nine Ripon College students performed in a student recital on December 3, 2019, at 11:15 a.m. in Demmer Recital Hall in the C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts.

All Ripon College performing arts groups, Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, Orchestra, Choral Union, and Chamber Singers, performed at the Holiday Concert in the Field House in the Willmore Center at 3:15 p.m., Sunday, December 8, 2019.

The Ripon College Symphonic Wind Ensemble performed at 3:15 p.m., Sunday, November 17 in Demmer Recital Hall in the C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts.

Area students will perform in Ripon College's Fall Orchestra Concert at 3:13 pm on Sunday, November 24 in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts.

The Ripon College Chamber Singers and Choral union performed on Sunday, November 3rd, 2019 at 3:15 in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts.

Area students participated in Ripon College's production of "Play Nice" written by Robin Rice.

Lauren Good '19 of Wautoma, Wisconsin presented her senior recital on piano at Ripon College on Sunday, April 14.

Five Ripon College students have been nominated to perform audition pieces for the American College Theatre Festival, Region 3, held Jan. 8 to 13 at the University of Wisconsin Madison and Edgewood College.