Background
Orpen, Rick Lee was born on April 11, 1953 in Austin, Minnesota, United States. Son of Clarence Junior and Joanne Perlene (Ludvigsen) Orpen.
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Rick Lee Orpen
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Rick Lee Orpen, Academic administrator, music educator. Certified music teacher, Minnesota. Johnson Visiting Artists Fund grantee, 1982, 89, Bush Foundation grantee, 1983-1986, 89, Lutheran Church of America grantee, 1984, Apple Computer, Inc. grantee, since 1990, Erickson grantee for electronic music laboratory, 1991-1993.
Education
Associate of Arts, Austin (Minnesota) State Junior College, 1973; Bachelor of Science, University of Minnesota, 1975; Master of Arts, University of Minnesota, 1979; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Minnesota, 1989.
Career
Teacher music, Jordan (Minnesota) Public Schools, 1975-1980;
instructor in percussion, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minnesota, 1980-1981;
associate professor music, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minnesota, since 1981;
department chairman music, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minnesota, since 1990;
organizer, presenter Music Technology Workshop, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minnesota, 1996;
member, Gustavus Jazz Quartet
member jazz faculty, Riverbend Institute for the Arts, Faribault, Minnesota, since 1989;
instructor in percussion, Mankato (Minnesota) State University, since 1989. Adjudicator Minnesota State High School League, Minneapolis, since 1981. Reviewer William C. Brown Publications, Dubuque, Iowa, since 1988.
President Minnesota Music Theory Consortium, St. Peter, 1987-1989. Board directors Gustavus Ceremonial Percussion Ensemble, St. Peter, Adolphus II Stage Band, St. Peter. Secretary-treas.Minn.
College and University Council for Music, since 1994.
Achievements
Membership
Musician First Lutheran Church, St. Peter, since 1981. Member Association for Technology in Music Instruction, International Association Jazz Educators, Minn.Music Educators Association, National Association Schools Music (Gustavus Adolphus College representative), Minnesota College, University Council Music (Gustavus AdolphusColl. representative), Music Educators National Conference, Percussive Arts Society, Pi Kappa Lambda.
Interests
Connections
Married Julie Ann Hoel, June 12, 1976. Children: Nathaniel Ross, Joshua Lee.
