Kurt Dietrich
Professor of Music, Barbara Baldwin De Frees Chair in the Performing Arts, Chair of the Music Department
DietrichK@ripon.edu
920-748-8786
Office: Rodman 150
- Basic Information
- Awards & Honors
- Publications
- Areas of Interest
Basic Information
Education
- B.Music, Lawrence University
- M.Music, Northwestern University
- D.M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Courses Taught
- Music 112, 300 World Music
- Music 112, 300 Jazz History
- Music 121 Music Theory I
- Music 190.07 Symphonic Wind Ensemble
- Music 190.05 Jazz Ensemble
- Music 260.01 Brass Techniques
- Music 332 Romantic Musical Styles
- Music 150 Private lessons (trumpet, horn, trombone, euphonium, tuba, improvisation)
Awards & Honors
- Underkofler award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, 2012
- International Association for Jazz Education, Wisconsin Unit, Distinguished Service Award, 2007
- Severy Teaching Awards, 1994 and 1998
Publications
- Jazz ‘Bones: The World of Jazz Trombone (Advance Music, 2005)
- CD with Matrix, Proud Flesh: A Matrix Reunion (Summit Records, 2002)
- Duke’s ‘Bones: Ellington’s Great Trombonists (Advance Music, 1995)
- Contributor to the International Dictionary of Black Composers (Fitzroy, 1999)
- Regular reviewer of books for CHOICE and recordings for the International Trombone Association Journal
- I am currently writing a book on Jazz in Wisconsin.
Areas of Interest
- Jazz performance
- Jazz history
- Duke Ellington
- Trombone performance
- Jazz in Wisconsin
