Ruby Ngo 22 (left) and Professor of Music Jennifer Blyth.
Learn the story behind an unlikely May 9 performance
by MaryAlice Bitts-Jackson
This is the story of a professor, a student and a tradition that wasn t likely to happen during a pandemic year. The professor is Jennifer Blyth, and the student is Ruby Ngo ’22, a pianist who majors in music and quantitative economics. The tradition is Dickinson’s spring Concerto Competition/Orchestra Concert, which includes a solo performance by the winner of the fall Concerto Competition this year, that s Ngo.
Performances are degree requirements for music majors like Ngo, and during the past year, Dickinson’s music department has found creative ways to safely make solo and small-group performances happen. But could the Dickinson musicians pull off a much more complex, full-orchestra event during a pandemic? At the end of a challenging year for ensemble musicians, music educators and students everywhere, and for this student-so
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Virtual event connects donors with students they support
Dickinson hosted Celebrating the Impact of Scholarships Tuesday, April 27, bringing together donors and students for a virtual event highlighting the importance of gifts supporting scholarships and financial aid. Emceed by Student Senate President Phil Butler 21 (policy management), the program presented speeches from President Margee Ensign, Board of Trustees Chair John Jones 77, P 11, Assistant Women s Lacrosse Coach and Assistant Director of the McAndrews Fund Sunnie Ko 11, Professor of English and endowed scholarship donor Wendy Moffat, and alumni donors Eric 78 and Kyle Evans 78 as well as video features on scholarship recipients Ruby Ngo 22 (quantitative economics, music) and Jasmin Lopez 19.