He is a bass choral singer, conductor and an IT leader who earned his Bachelor of Music degree at Concordia College in Minnesota.
As a conductor he has led several Honors Choirs in Southeast Minnesota and also worked at Dover-Eyota High School where he was the director of seven choirs.
Singing with several ensembles he has performed with the Concordia College Choir and the Rochester Choral Arts Ensemble and its Vocal Jazz Sextet. After relocating to the twin cities he became a member of the bass section of the Dale Warland Singers who he performed in concert with as well as on their recordings. He went on to become a member of The Singers after the end of the DWS.
Recordings he has performed on include Christmas with the Dale Warland Singers, Rachmaninoff: Vespers and the Grammy nominated Walden Pond.
Outside of music he works in the Twin Cities as an Information Technology leader.
Dale Warland Singers recordings
Three Nativity Carols: The Holly and the Ivy, This Endris Night, Wonder Tidings
Gothic 49208 (CD: Christmas with the Dale Warland Singers)
Arranger – Stephen Paulus
Conductor – Dale Warland
Oboe – Kathleen Robinson
Harp – Kathy Kienzie
Sources:
- https://drc.libraries.uc.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/23e42008-6a5c-4fe7-ad7d-1e8fdef2f139/content
- https://www.singersmca.org/about-us/personnel/singers#:~:text=Beth%20Althof%2C%20soprano%2C%20is%20eternally,The%20Singers%20since%20season%20one.
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/jdbipes?trk=public_profile_samename-profile
- https://www.allmusic.com/artist/jeffrey-bipes-mn0001435738
- https://www.discogs.com/artist/4249814-Jeffrey-Bipes