• Ralph Hepola - Big Spring Park Free Concert Series

The performance will begin at 6:30pm on the south side of Big Spring Park (309 W. Spring Street) in Neosho. There is no cost to attend. Attendees should bring a lawn chair or blanket with them. In case of rain the performance will move indoors.

JAZZIZ has called Ralph Hepola “a musician who plays the language of contemporary jazz on the tuba.”

Ralph Hepola was a Missouri Arts Council April 2021 Featured Artist.  As a freelancer in New York City and Minneapolis/St. Paul, Ralph performed on recordings and productions that have been Pulitzer Prize, Grammy, and Tony Award winners and nominees. Ralph was a member of Switzerland’s Basel Symphony Orchestra and The United States Army Band of Washington, D.C.

John Strickler performs with a wide variety of musical groups and as a jazz soloist. He also teaches Western Music Appreciation, Jazz Appreciation, and Guitar Class at Ozarks Technical Community College.