Josh Ryan

Africa->West / Baldwin Wallace University

Josh Ryan is Professor of Music at the Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory of Music where he teaches percussion, percussion methods, and directs the percussion ensemble.

A versatile performer and clinician, Josh is an active musician in many genres. He has been the principal timpanist of the Madison Symphony Orchestra and has also performed with the Maryland Symphony, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Peabody Symphony Orchestra, and the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra. Josh has also taught at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater where he founded the Summer Percussion Camp.

Josh has studied African music in Ghana, West Africa with the Agbeli family and is also a student of Valerie Naranjo. He has traveled to Cuba to study with Regino Jimenez and Daniel Alfonso. He is also a long-time student of Afro-Cuban percussionist Michael Spiro and has recently co-authored a book with him. A frequent clinician in non-Western styles of music, Mr. Ryan teaches workshops for music educators throughout the country and is a frequent clinician at music education conferences.

Josh is co-founder of the Africa→ West Percussion trio, a professional percussion ensemble in residence at Baldwin Wallace University. The trio recently released its third CD, Aburé, and performs in a variety of venues (www.africawesttrio.com). Active in new music featuring percussion instruments, Josh regularly performs as a solo marimbist/percussionist and chamber musician and has worked with notable composers including Steve Reich, Christopher Theofanidis, Joseph Schwantner, and Chen Yi.

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Josh Ryan

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Africa->West / Baldwin Wallace University

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