Kip receives the San Francisco Opera Medal, presented in June 2008, during a free simulcast of “Lucia di Lammermoor” to ATT Park, home of the San Francisco Giants.

Below Partial List of Organizations, Clubs, & Venues where Kip has Lectured:

American Bach Soloists
Berkeley Public Library 1996/2001
California Concert Artists
Columbia University Club
Concert Opera Association
Contra Costa Jewish Community Center
Foothill College
Humanities West
Il Cenacolo
Metropolitan Club of San Francisco
Italingua (Italian language institute)
Mechanics Institute Library, 6-lecture series, 2001
Northern California Psychiatric Society
Sacramento Symphony
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
San Francisco Wagner Society
Stanford Alumni in Entertainment
Stanford Music Guild
Stern Grove Festival
University of Michigan
University of Montana
University of North Dakota
Yale Club of San Francisco
Wagner Society of Northern California

Academy of Art College  
Alliance Francaise
Arts Council of Napa Valley  
Berkeley Graduate Theological Union
Bohemian Club
Chanticleer
City Club of San Francisco  
Commonwealth Club of California 
Conductor’s Guild, Inc.
Exploratorium of San Francisco
Festival Opera
Harvey Milk Institute  
Lake Tahoe Summer Music Festival 
Leonardo da Vinci Society
Museo Italo-Americano
National Opera Association
Opera Omaha
Oakland Symphony Chorus
Opera Guild of Southern California 
San Francisco Boys Chorus  
San Francisco Symphony
San Jose Opera Guild  
Stanford Club of San Francisco
Stanford University Alumni Association
Town and Country Club
World Trade Club