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Cathedral Choir

The St. Paul's Cathedral Choir is comprised of our youth choristers and several volunteer and professional staff singers. This choir sings at the 9:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite II, weekly, as well as choral evensong. Parishioners who are interested in joining must meet with Canon Musician Joseph Ripka. Rehearsals are Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the choir room.

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H. Scott Raab
Canon Musician Emeritus
Joseph Ripka
Canon Musician and Diocesan Music Missioner

H. Scott Raab

Canon Musician Emeritus

A native Houstonian, H. Scott Raab served St. Paul’s Cathedral from 1978 through 2022. He holds the Bachelor of Music degree in Organ Performance from the University of Houston and the Master of Music degree in Organ Performance from the University of Michigan. He served as Chair of the Diocesan Music Commission and has been Dean of the Oklahoma City Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, and is also a member of the Association of Anglican Musicians. In 2002, Bishop Robert M. Moody appointed Scott as Canon Musician for St. Paul’s Cathedral and awarded him the Distinguished Ministry pin. In 2022, Bishop Poulson Reed appointed Scott as Canon Musician Emeritus upon his retirement from active service.

Joseph Ripka

Canon Musician and Diocesan Music Missioner

Joseph Ripka is an internationally respected and acclaimed organist, recognized for his virtuosity and expressiveness. He was the rst-prize winner of the Dublin International Organ Competition, the Fort Wayne National Organ Playing Competition, and the San Marino/ Elizabeth Elftman National Organ Competition.

Joseph is in demand as a concert organist and has performed recitals throughout the United States. He received high praise in a review from the Boston Musical Intelligencer for his performance at Holy Cross College in Worcester Massachusetts on the renowned Taylor and Boody Opus 9 instrument. Joseph has performed with the New World Symphony, the Boston Philharmonic, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra under conductors Michael Tilson Thomas, Benjamin Zander, and Alan Gilbert. Mr. Ripka’s recitals have been aired on American Public Media's Pipedreams several times; he was invited by Michael Barone to be the featured artist for the 25th anniversary celebration of Pipedreams in 2008 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. During the summer of 2009, Joseph made his European concert debut with recitals at St. Sulpice in Paris, Bavo Kerk in Haarlem, Oude Kerk in Amsterdam, and Hooglandse Kerk in Leiden, Netherlands. Joseph has since played recitals at Westminster Cathedral in London, St. Michael’s Church in Dun Laoghaire, St Paul's Cathedral in London, St Columb's Cathedral in Derry, Noorderkerk in Amsterdam, and many more. Joseph’s acclaimed YouTube videos have received hundreds of thousands of views and have earned rave comments from around the world.

Joseph holds bachelor’s degrees in both organ and piano performance from St. Cloud State University, masters degrees in organ and piano performance from the University of Kansas, the Artist Diploma in organ performance from Oberlin College and a master’s degree in organ performance from Yale University. His principal teachers were James David Christie, Webb Wiggins (harpsichord), Derek Rêmes (thoroughbass), Martin Jean, James Higdon, Charles Echols, Jack Winerock and Carmen Wilhite, and Yakov Gelfand. He has coached with Olivier Latry, Marie Claire Alain, Wilma Jensen, Jean-Baptiste Robin, John Scott, and Phillipe Lefebvre as well.

Mr. Ripka is the Canon Musician at St. Paul’s Cathedral in Oklahoma City, OK. At St. Paul’s, Joseph is director of a comprehensive choral and music program, including two adult choirs and the Cathedral Chorister program, which he inaugurated in the fall of 2021. He also serves as Diocesan Music Missioner for the Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma.

An internationally recognized organist, Mr. Ripka is also a performing pianist and harpsichordist, He has performed professionally as a pianist in numerous duo recitals and chamber-music concerts and as a continuo harpsichordist in concerts and recitals with Baroque ensembles and soloists. Joseph has conducted numerous complete performances of Handel’s Messiah and cantatas of Bach, Buxtehude and Schutz. His repertoire as a keyboardist, conductor and teacher extends from the late Renaissance and early Baroque to the 21st century. Joseph serves as instructor of harpsichord and director of the Early Music Ensemble at Oklahoma City University.

www.josephripkaorganist.com

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