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The Wisconsin Conservatory of Music has hired Gregory Ruffer for the position of President/CEO. |
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| Ruffer is a performing arts leader, conductor and voice teacher with a quarter century of experience in the field. He has served most recently as the Music Department Chair at the Patel Conservatory and Chorus Master for Opera Tampa, both at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts in Tampa, Florida. In these positions, Mr. Ruffer was the administrative leader of a large, multi-faceted music department that included children’s music, Suzuki, youth orchestra, rock school, vocal arts, guitar, jazz and private lessons. He managed a department of nearly 50 music teachers and administrators, a professional opera chorus of 50 singers, and created and oversaw a large departmental budget.
Ruffer holds B.M. and M.M. degrees from BGSU. |
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Monthly Archives: April 2013
Prof. Pelletier plays with Empire Brass
Andrew Pelletier, Associate Professor of Horn, recently performed with the internationally recognized Empire Brass. The performance was April 14, 2013 at Concordia University in Ann Arbor, MI. Dr. Pelletier was invited by the group’s founder and leader, Rolf Smedvig, to join the group for this performance.
Alum Richard Alleshouse inducted into Norwalk HS Hall of Fame
Richard Alleshouse, B.S.’63, has had the honor of being inducted into the 2012 Class of Norwalk High School Hall of Fame, academic division. Richard has been on the faculty of BGSU and UT and taught orchestra students for 33 years, most recently retiring as Director of Orchestras in Sylvania, Ohio, schools. He is in his 48th year as Principal Double Bass of the Toledo Symphony Orchestra and his first season with the orchestra was 1961.