Ivy Ringel is adjunct assistant professor of music in bassoon at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and principal bassoon of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.

Prior to joining the Indianapolis Symphony, she served as principal bassoon of the Atlanta Opera Orchestra and the Des Moines Metro Opera Orchestra. She has held previous academic appointments at Butler University and Morehouse College. She holds degrees from Rice University (M.M) and the Eastman School of Music (B.M.).

Ringel is a sought-after bassoonist and teacher. She has served as guest principal bassoon with the Atlanta Symphony and has joined the orchestras of Houston, Buffalo, Rochester, Louisiana, Jacksonville, Chattanooga, and Syracuse. She has taught master classes at the International Double Reed Society, Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, University of North Carolina-Greensboro, Meg Quigley Bassoon Symposium, and Columbus State University. She is a prizewinner of the Meg Quigley Vivaldi Competition and the Yamaha Young Performing Artists Competition. She has spent summers with the Grand Teton Music Festival, Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival, Nantucket Rossini Club, National Repertory Orchestra, Round Top Music Festival, and Chautauqua Music Festival.

Ringel is passionate about chamber music and commissioning new works. She has collaborated with the Indianapolis-based Ronen Chamber Ensemble and Rock E Bassoon, and New York-based Slee Sinfonetta and Ensemble Signal. She has commissioned works by Derek David, Nick Davies, Sarah Gibson, and Theo Chandler.

Originally from Hillsborough, North Carolina, Ringel grew up in a musical family, playing the violin before switching to the bassoon. With her family, she is a founding member of threeplustwo, an unlikely cross-genre band that blends classical, jazz, and folk to create a lively and intimate sound. When she is not playing the bassoon or making reeds, she enjoys traveling, live music, and hiking.