Ryan Anthony

Ryan Anthony is an American trumpet player and a member of the Canadian Brass.

Early Life
Ryan was born in 1970 and grew up in San Diego, California. His parents were both musicians and his mother encouraged young Ryan to play the violin. When he was six years old and was growing dissatisfied with the instrument, he asked if he could play the cornet, like his grandfather. By the end of the week, he was performing Amazing Grace for his Sunday church service.

His talent continued to develop prodigiously as did his love of the instrument. He studied with (insert name here) as a child, and he was able to shape Ryan's playing and give him some focus. In his first solo recital at age 14, he was already performing professional solo repertoire such as Concert Etude and the Tartini concerto.

Also in his teenage years, he played in a brass group founded by his brother, a horn player. This group was selected to perform at a masterclass with the Canadian Brass and Ryan made the initial impression on the group that would later lead to his employment with the group. He played alongside Fred Mills on Handful of Keys and also gave a comedic, yet impressive display of circular breathing. Also in his teens, Ryan performed the Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 multiple times.

Another accomplishment in his teenage years was winning the General Motors/Seventeen Magazine concerto competition. He was the first trumpet player to win, at age sixteen. Other winners include Joshua Bell.

After high school, Ryan attended the Cleveland Institute of Music, where he studied with David Zauder. He continued to perform well and was even featured on the Cleveland area National Public Radio playing Paul Hindemith's sonata for trumpet.

Career

 * Trumpet instructor at Oberlin Conservatory
 * Freelance trumpet player featured on NBC's Must See TV theme
 * In 2000, Ryan joined the Canadian Brass and toured with them for three years.
 * Solo album for trumpet and organ recorded in 2005
 * Ryan re-joined the Brass as part of their "Trumpet Dream Team" in 2005 as well
 * One year on the faculty at the North Carolina School for the Arts
 * After an installment of three years as acting principal with the Dallas Symphony, Ryan was appointed principal trumpet in 2007