Patrick Rippeon is a tenor saxophonist and currently pursuing a Bachelor of Music in Performance at Shenandoah Conservatory. He grew up in Carroll County, Maryland, and has been playing the saxophone for fourteen years. Patrick has performed with the McDaniel College Jazz Ensemble, Wind Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra and G4 Saxophone Quartet for several years and continues to perform regularly in the Shenandoah Conservatory Wind Ensemble, Saxophone Ensemble and Perea Saxophone Quartet. In 2018, Patrick received an honorable mention in the final round of the Vandoren Young Artist Competition. Patrick aspires to become a full-time saxophone professor at a conservatory or music institution