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 ÓûÂþɬ 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 ÓûÂþɬ 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 ÓûÂþɬ Faculty Baroque Ensemble.

At ÓûÂþɬ, 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 ÓûÂþɬ

Recent Campus News

Seven long-serving members of the ÓûÂþɬ faculty have retired.

ÓûÂþɬ’s David Sanford, professor of music, was recently honored by the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

The ÓûÂþɬ 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.