Dr. Keith Dippre August 1, 1960 Currently holds position of Associate Professor of Music, Methodist University, Fayetteville, North Carolina. Department Chair and Fine Arts Coordinator. member of ASCAP. D.M.A. in music composition, The Ohio State University, 2001. Principal teacher, Dr. Jan Radzynski. M.A. in music composition, California State University at Los Angeles, 1985. Principal teacher, Dr. Byong-kon Kim B.A. in music theory, education, and performance, Azusa Pacific University, 1982. Principal teacher, Dr. Phil Shackleton. Dippre's recent composition "Pilgrim's Blues" can be purchased in DVD format along with photographic images at: www.patriciacanelake.com |
awards/honors: Ruth Friscoe Award for chamber music composition, "Retort Part 3," 1998. Composer-in-Residence with The Ohio State University Symphony Orchestra, "Soiree for 1999," 1999. Regional Artist Project Grant ('02-'03), Arts Council of Fayetteville and Cumberland County, North Carolina. Recording of "Chorus of Cows" featured at Musicircus, contemporary music festival held at University of Southampton, Great Britain ('02). Artist-in-residence at the Artist's Enclave at I-Park East Haddam, Connecticut, (June '03). Commissioned piece, "Pilgrim's Blues" is premiered at the tercentenary celebration of Jonathan Edwards in Northampton, Massachusetts, (October, '03). LIST OF WORKS: 1. Three Scenarios for Piano, '83. 2. Graphic, for woodwind quintet, '83. 3. Neo-Verismo, for 3 percussionists, '83. 4. String Quartet Centrale, '83. 5. Sounds of Mercury, for wind and percussion ensemble, '85. 6. One True Love, popular song, '93. 7. Sunkiss, for jazz rhythm section and electric guitar, '90. 8. Retort Part 1, for piano, flute, and sampler, '95. 9. Retort Part 2, for piano, flute, and cello, '96 10. Retort Part 3, for piano, flute, bass clarinet, and bongos, '98. 11. Soliloquy for Viola da Gamba, '97. 12. Hyperlydia, chamber piece featuring accordion, '98. 13. Soiree for 1999, for symphony orchestra, '99. 14. Behind the Moon, for chorus and string orchestra, '98. 15. Histrionics for William Jefferson, for brass quintet, '99. 16. Chorus of Cows, for brass, percussion, synthesizers, and poets, '96. 17. 700 N. Electric, piano concerto, '00. 18. Ikons, for symphony orchestra, '02. 19. Elegy, string quartet, '99. 20. Epiphany and Valse, for accordion, electric bass and trumpet, '02. 21. Pilgrim's Blues, for piano, violin, and cowbell, '03. 22. California Low Brow, sketches for piano, '05. 23. Attacca 1-9-5-6, for symphony orchestra, '06. Commissioned for the 50th anniversary celebration of Methodist University. LATEST PREMIERES: California Low Brow will debut at the NOW Festival in San Francisco on May 28, '06. Thick House, 1695 - 18th Street (Potrero Hill) Recently inducted into the Azusa Pacific University Academic Hall of Honor (October 28, 2006) Most Recent Performance: Contemporary Music Festival 2007 at The Ohio State University on February 1st, 2007-- Pilgrim's Blues featuring Kia-Hui Tan, violin, and Edward Bak, piano. Newest choral piece "Light," to premiere on September 6th, 2007 for the sculpture installation ceremony of "Elevated Visions," Methodist University. Publisher: Imagine Music, Medina, New York www.imaginemusicpublishing.com All pieces available through the following e-mail addresses: keith8160@aol.com kdippre@methodist.edu |
| Keith Dippre was born in Ancon, Panama in 1960. He received his undergraduate degree from Azusa Pacific University in California and his M.A. from California State University at Los Angeles. For roughly eight years, prior to beginning doctoral studies in composition at Ohio State, he played the resort and nightclub circuit on the West Coast and was a multi-keyboardist in the hip-hop oriented "Raw Nature." While living in California, he had the privilege of opening concerts for artists such as Debbie Gibson and doing studio work with popular jazz saxophonist Boney James. While at Ohio State, Dippre was the recipient of the Ruth Friscoe award for composition (1998) and was Composer-in-Residence with the Ohio State University Symphony Orchestra (1999). He made his festival debut as accordionist in OSU's Contemporary Music Festival 2001 playing the Lucas Foss piece "Curriculum Vitae with Time Bomb." Dippre's composition, "Chorus of Cows," was given its Columbus premiere during Contemporary Music Festival 2000. He has recently produced a piano concerto entitled "700 N. Electric," and a document, "Compositional Issues with Corigliano, Oliveros, and Kernis." He is currently an Associate Professor of Music at Methodist University, teaching such courses as music theory, aural skills, composition, and music technology. His most current orchestral work is entitled "Ikons," which will premier with the Fayetteville Symphony (Fayetteville, North Carolina) on February 6th, 2005. Dr. Dippre recently received a Regional Artist Project Grant from the Arts Council of Fayetteville and Cumberland County and was an artist-in-residence at the Artist's Enclave at I-Park (East Haddam, Connecticut). In October of 2003 his piece "Pilgrim's Blues" (for piano, violin, and cowbell) premiered in Northampton, Massachusetts commemorating the tercentenary celebration of Jonathan Edwards. He also prepared the musical examples for the musicology text "The Pleasures of Modernist Music" by Arved Ashby. | |
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Pilgrim's Blues |
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Premiered in October of 2004 at the Jonathan Edwards Tercentenary Celebration, Northampton, Mass. For piano, violin, and cowbell. | |||
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Ikons for symphony orchestra |
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This is the second movement of Ikons, entitled "Roadside Memorial," which features the sounds of multiple cell phones at the outset. The work premiered with the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra on Feb. 6, '05 | |||
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Attacca 1956 |
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This piece premiered on November 3rd, 2006 with the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra. It was commissioned to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Methodist University (formerly Methodist College). The title suggests the act of moving immediately ahead or going forward. The piece is an orchestral fanfare with industrial sounding percussion. | |||
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California Low Brow piano sketches |
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Premier performance of the California Low Brow piano sketches, May 28th, 2006 at the NOW Music Festival in San Francisco, Ca. Pianist, Jane Weeks Gardiner. | |||
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