Ruth Erskine Tripp (December 26, 1897 – May 1971) was an American[1] composer,[2][3] music critic,[4] educator,[5] and pianist.
[6] She administered the Works Progress Administration's Federal Music Project (WPA FMP) in the state of Rhode Island from 1940 to 1943.
[9] Her teachers included May Atwood Anderson, Avis Bliven Charbonnel, and Ferdinand Motte-Lacroix.
[7] She was music critic[11] for the Providence Journal-Bulletin for 27 years, and also worked as a church choir director and organist.
[12] She served as president of Rhode Island's Federation of Music Clubs,[13] and received awards from the American Symphony Orchestra League (today the League of American Orchestras) and the Music Critics Association.