Ryan Weber (BA, MA)

Ryan Weber
photos courtesy of Louis Pereyra 		Ryan with student at the piano

Executive Director, piano, theory, and musicology

Ryan began his professional studies at age 12 with his debut at the Interlochen Center for the Arts in Michigan. His success at the Interlochen Center was eventually followed by a long tenure at the Harbor Conservatory for the Performing Arts in New York where he held a full scholarship for four years. Upon his completion of studies at the Harbor, Ryan first enrolled in Philosophy at Fordham University before eventually earning his Bachelor’s degree in music and Master’s degree from the Aaron Copland School of Music, Queens College-CUNY. Since the onset of his professional career, he has performed in countless venues at home and abroad including Steinway Hall, CAMI Hall, Carnegie Hall, the Museum of the City of New York, The Manhattan Center, the Colden Center for the Arts, LeFrak Recital Hall, and the Wildflower Music Festival. He has also performed on television and radio including several performances for the local radio stations including 90.5 WVIA-FM.

Ryan is also active in the conducting and scholarly fields where his various roles have earned him awards including the Salerno Prize for excellence in musical scholarship. His research interests include 19th-century thought and practices including Hegelian aesthetics, transcendental philosophy, and transatlantic perception. He has authored extensive research on Norwegian and Scandinavian music as well as the composer Edvard Grieg. Mr. Weber has presented research at conferences and universities across the United States and internationally including The University of California (Santa Barbara), The Universitat der Kunste (Berlin, Germany), the University of Connecticut (Storrs), and Rollins College (Florida).

On the educational front, Mr. Weber has maintained private studios in NY and PA and has taught at many prestigious institutions including the Harbor Conservatory, the Brooklyn Conservatory, and the Lawrence Eisman Center for Preparatory Studies in Music at Queens College, CUNY. Currently he is a candidate for the Doctor of Philosophy degree (Ph.D.) in music theory and history at the University of Connecticut where he also teaches music history.