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May 2021
German organist Dr Ronny Krippner has been appointed director of music at Ripon Cathedral.
Dr. Krippner, who is currently organist and director of choral music at Croydon Minster and Whitgift School in London, will start in January.
Born in Bavaria, Dr Krippner has considerable experience of both the German and British choral traditions.
Dr Krippner studied organ playing and improvisation with Prof. Franz-Josef Stoiber at the Hochschule für Kirchenmusik in Regensburg while at the same time working as assistant choirmaster of the Regensburger Domspatzen, Regensburg Cathedral's famous boys' choir.
After graduating, he went to Exeter University to take his master's degree in English Cathedral Music, while singing in the city's cathedral choir as a choral scholar.
Building on his twin musical foundations, Dr Krippner went on to take up various posts.
In 2005 he became organ scholar at Bristol Cathedral, organist at Clifton College and a member of staff at Bristol Grammar school, combining his expertise in organ playing with a gift for choral direction.
After a period working at Newport Cathedral, he moved to London where he was organist and teacher of music at King's College School, Wimbledon.
In addition to his school activities, Dr Krippner also held the post of assistant director of music at the celebrated 'Handel church', St George's, Hanover Square, London, with its professional choir and annual Handel Festival.
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