Ryan Thomas Ross

Conductor

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Conductor Ryan Ross is currently Music Director of the Tyler Youth Orchestra in Tyler, Texas, a post he has held since 2007.  In this capacity he leads the organization's flagship ensemble in several performances a year.  Ross is also conductor for the Dallas Sinfonietta, an orchestra presenting an exciting variety of chamber string and wind repertoire.  Finally, he performs as trombonist with the Bravura Brass Quintet.

From Saint Louis, Missouri, Ross began his musical studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he earned a Bachelor of Music degree in music performance.  While at Illinois, Ross studied euphonium with Mark Moore and conducting with Donald Schleicher, becoming the first undergraduate student Mr. Schleicher ever accepted for private study.  Recently, he completed graduate studies in orchestral conducting under the guidance of Gary Lewis at Texas Tech University. 

At Texas Tech, Ross served as Graduate Assistant Conductor for the Tech orchestra program.  There he led the university orchestras in many performances, conducting works by Beethoven, Mozart, Stravinsky, Haydn, Rossini, and others.  While in Lubbock, he also served as Cover Conductor for the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra, stepping in several times to assist the music director by conducting the orchestra in rehearsal.

Ross has participated in conducting master classes and festivals throughout North America and Europe.  Among the many world renowned pedagogues he has worked with are Gustav Meier, Larry Rachleff, Joel Smirnoff, and David Hoose.

Upcoming Events

Tyler Youth Orchestra
Sunday.  November 9, 2008.  4:00 p.m.  Tyler Junior College Auditorium.

Program to include Tchaikovsky's Coronation March for Alexander III, Ravel's Pavane for a Dead Princess, and Folding In, a world premier by composer David MacDonald.

Tyler Youth Orchestra Holiday Concert
Sunday.  December 14, 2008.  7:00 p.m.  Tyler Junior College Auditorium.

Tyler Youth Orchestra
Sunday.  February 22, 2009.  4:00 p.m.  Location to be announced.

Tyler Youth Orchestra
Sunday.  May 3, 2009.  4:00 p.m.  Tyler Junior College Auditorium.