The Duo
The Ringering/Wheeler Duo performs 4-hand and two-piano works, specializing in music that embraces both the classical, jazz, and dance forms. They first appeared together at The Ernest Bloch Festival Two-Piano Institute in June 2003 and since then have appeared on The Forest Grove Chamber Music Series, the Aladdin Theatre, The Old Church, Linfield College, Pacific University, the “Art for the Ears” Concert Series as well as numerous other venues throughout the Northwest. In October 2005, they appeared in a live broadcast performance on KBPS 89.9. During their 2008 season they performed on the Piano Series at the Newport Performing Arts Center, Skamania Performing Arts Series, Bloedel Concert Series, and were featured artists on Pacific University’s “Jazz Nite”. In October they are releasing their debut recording- 2 to Tango: Dance Music for Piano Duet featuring the music of Astor Piazzolla, Samuel Barber, and John Corigliano.
Rhonda Ringering
Rhonda Ringering, piano, has crafted a career as a pianist, a writer and an instructor. She has released three CDs, Oregon Impressions: the Original Piano Music of Dave Deason and Made in America, a collection of American music, and A Lullaby for Innocence featuring the music of composer Dana Carlile. She is an active chamber music and solo performer for venues as diverse as Multnomah County Library, Central Oregon Symphony, The Old Church, Linfield College, Broderick Gallery Series, the Brookings-Harbor Friend of Music series, and the Ernest Bloch Music Festival and has appeared several times with Oregon Chamber Players. She is adjunct professor of piano at Pacific University, and piano instructor for Young Musician’s and Artist’s Camp. She holds a Master of Music degree from Boston University.
Molly Wheeler
Molly Wheeler, piano, is a specialist in duet literature and has collaborated with several fine pianists, most notably with Molly Nichols in the duo The Mollys. The Mollys appeared in many venues throughout the northwest, including San Juan Community Theater, Clatskanie Performing Arts Center, and a performance with the Yaquina Orchestra in Newport, Oregon. She has spent two summers in Provence, France at the Music Academié Franco-Americaine, where she studied and performed chamber music and piano duets. She received her Master of Music in Piano Performance and Pedagogy from the University of Oklahoma and her undergraduate degree in Piano Performance from Linfield College. Prior to her graduate studies, she was the accompanist for Southminster Chamber Choir and the New World Singers. She has held positions on the faculties of the Southwest Music School and the Portland Conservatory of Music. She currently teaches piano in her studio in Portland.