Larry Schipull

  • Professor Emeritus of Music
Larry Schipull

Larry Schipull, organist, harpsichordist, and fortepianist, has performed as a soloist and chamber musician in North America, Europe, the Caribbean, and Asia. He has appeared as organ recitalist at Wesleyan, Yale, and Drake Universities and as pianist/lecturer at Yale University.

Before Schipull's appointment as ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ College organist and associate professor, he was on the faculty of the University of Hong Kong, where he was active as a recitalist and accompanist, with solo appearances in the Hong Kong Arts Festival and the City Hall Silver Jubilee celebrations.

Schipull is a frequent collaborative performer; he and ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ colleague Linda Laderach have released a CD recording titled Beethoven Sonatas for Violin and Fortepiano. Schipull, Laderach, Robert Eisenstein, Adrianne Greenbaum, Cheryl Cobb, and Ng Tian Hui perform together regularly as the ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ Faculty Baroque Ensemble.

At ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳, Schipull teaches Basic Musicianship, Music Theory, History of Western Music, and harpsichord and organ. He is the recipient of the Premier prix à l'unanimité, École nationale de musique, Rueil-Malmaison, France; was the national winner in organ, Music Teachers National Association Collegiate Artist Competition; and won first prize in the Ottumwa National Organ-Playing Competition.

Areas of Expertise

Organ, harpsichord, fortepiano

Education

  • D.M.A., M.M.A., M.M., Yale University
  • B.M., Drake University

Happening at ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳

Recent Campus News

Seven long-serving members of the ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ faculty have retired.

ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ College’s David Sanford, professor of music, was recently honored by the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

The ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ College musical ensembles will join forces in two performances of Vespers, a beloved College tradition, on December 13 at 4 and 7:30 pm in Abbey Chapel. The groups also will perform a concert in Boston on December 4.