Through Westminster鈥檚 unique choral core, Ryan sang five times with the under renowned conductors , , Sir Richard Hickox, Charles Dutoit, and .
Director of Choral Music, Marlboro Memorial Middle School and Founder, VoiceWorks
Majors: Music Education, Voice Performance
School of Humanities and Social Sciences,Westminster Choir College
Through Westminster鈥檚 unique choral core, Ryan sang five times with the under renowned conductors , , Sir Richard Hickox, Charles Dutoit, and .
At Westminster, Ryan performed in five choirs under the direction of seven conductors
The amount of times Ryan's teen bell choir鈥檚 performance of Rolling in the Deep has been viewed on YouTube.
Ryan Guth always had music in his life: both his parents 鈥 Patricia Buchholz Guth 鈥81 and Gary Guth 鈥81 鈥 attended Westminster Choir College of 小优视频. But it wasn鈥檛 until his senior year of high school that he actually considered a career in music for himself, after winning a countywide classical vocal scholarship, attending Westminster鈥檚 summer Vocal Institute and hearing Fred Rogers (television鈥檚 Mister Rogers) speak about service through music at Westminster鈥檚 Commencement.
鈥淎fter so many life-changing musical experiences in one year, I had no choice but to take it as a sign to pursue music as a career,鈥 said Ryan.
At Westminster, I collaborated with some of the best musicians in the country and sang with some of the most renowned orchestras on earth.
鈥淲estminster expanded my musical horizons,鈥 says Ryan. 鈥淚 collaborated with some of the best musicians in the country and sang with some of the most renowned orchestras on earth.鈥
One week after graduating from Westminster with a bachelor鈥檚 degree in music education, Ryan was offered a job at where he teaches music and conducts six musical ensembles. He also welcomes challenges. 鈥淲estminster taught me to keep raising the bar for myself 鈥 and for my students,鈥 he adds.
A few years after he began teaching, Ryan founded VoiceWorks, a performing arts school for young singers, actors and handbell musicians. 鈥淚 couldn't bear to see my students move on to the high school level with little to no music programs,鈥 he says.
In just four years, VoiceWorks has produced three summer shows at regional theaters and expanded to two cities. In addition to running the school, Ryan directs two of VoiceWorks鈥 high school ensembles: Viridis, a classical choral ensemble, and Impulse Handbell Ensemble, recognized as one of the nation鈥檚 top teen bell choirs. Ensembles under his direction have been featured in local and national media throughout the U.S. and Canada and have performed on stages locally and across the country.
Performance by the , a group of high school students from the Morganville, NJ area.