M. Isaac Ripple

Michael Isaac Ripple is the Artistic Director The Horizon Series, a nonprofit chamber music series and summer festival, and oboist of the Apothix Trio. He is an in-demand teacher and chamber musician throughout the Mid South region, currently based in Memphis, TN. Isaac is a graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Music where he pursued his undergraduate degree in oboe performance as a student of Frank Rosenwein. He is also a graduate of the Interlochen Arts Academy, as a student of Daniel Stolper. He was the founding oboist of Catharsis Winds, an international and national award winning wind quintet based in Cleveland, Ohio. He is currently pursuing his Doctoral of Musical Arts in oboe performance with an additional focus in composition as the student of Dr. Michelle Vigneau and Dr. Kamran Ince at the University of Memphis Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music. At the University of Memphis, he holds the oboe seat in the Graduate Woodwind Trio.