Comments

"Ms. Rippentrop's sacred music takes seriously the action of god in our lives. It is a keen aesthetic response going far beyond the entertaining

placebos of much of today's church music."

Don Levsen, Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Sioux Falls, S.D.

"As you know, our choir did PEOPLE, PONDER THE CROSS on Palm Sunday. It turned out very well. Our choir is very small (20 or so) with only one or two professionals. The professionals loved it immediately; the amateurs were not very receptive. When we first began the anthem, there was much grumbling: 'It didn't make sense," 'It's far out.' By the time Palm Sunday came, they loved it and understood its depth and meaning and sang it with great feeling. So we thank you for all your wonderful

music. Please keep it up!"

Betty Lurie, choral director, St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Jacksonville, Fla.

"We are doing PEOPLE, PONDER THE CROSS as a centerpiece for our Maundy Thursday Service. The text and Music flow seamlessly, bringing powerful meaning to the message of the cross. Ms Rippentrop's music is unique and remarkable--true classics of choral repertoire."

Joyce V. Midgorden, Music director, Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Mobile, Ala.

"THE GENTLE KING'S DWELLING is most worthy of a church anthem as well as a scared concert piece. The text and music is gorgeous."

Larry McLeod, First Methodist Church of Douglasville, Douglasville, Ga.

"Denice Rippentrop's music is remarkable in its ability to combine musical and textual ideas that are often in opposition. Musically, the harmonic vocabulary is definitely modern, but not at all inaccessible to the choir or congregation."

Christian Miller, Mr. Washington Presbyterian Church, Cincinnati, Ohio

"In Ms' Rippentrop's Music, I have found her music to meet a void in my response for 20th century literature that is challenging and obtainable. I appreciate her inventive and meaningful text as a way of expressing our faith."

Tim Morrison, Custer Road United Methodist Church, Plano, Texas

"My Chamber Chorus performed FOR SUN, MOON AND STARS and WHAT CAN HEAVENLY LOVE DO? For two choral festivals this years. We received high superior ratings. The judges were thrilled with the selections. A judge from the University of Florida stated the songs were 'courageous….fearless.' The music was simply incredible. The Chorus musical matured with these pieces. It gave an opportunity to open them up."

Joseph Napoli, choral director, St. Dominic Academy, Jersey City, N.J.

"As we worked on these six new releases over the course of a few weeks, they became a part of our standard repertoire-but more importantly, they became a part of our tonal palette and our spiritual center."

Mr. Bill Mathis, Conductor of "The Chamber Singers" Hennepin United Methodist Church, Minneapolis, MN