About Ryan...
Photo by Jennifer Amendolara.
Conductor Ryan Mullaney has made a name for himself in music circles across the country. A native of Western Maryland, Ryan currently resides in Spokane, Washington where he is serving as a Lecturer in Choral Music at Whitworth University for fall 2018. Now in it's eight season, Mullaney is co-founder and artistic co-director of Mountainside Baroque, an early music collective based in Western Maryland focusing on historically informed performances of music before 1800. In his immediate past position as Graduate Teaching Associate at the University of Washington, Mullaney served as associate conductor of the UW Chamber Singers as well as leading the Campus Philharmonia Chamber Orchestra, Men's Glee Club, and the World Voices Ensemble. Additionally, he served in the Music History Department where he taught courses in music history and music in culture. In addition to his University duties, he served as Chief Conductor of the Mercer Island Baroque Orchestra for their 2017-18 season.
Before his departure to the West Coast, Mullaney spent four years as Director of Liturgical Music at Our Lady of the Mountains Catholic Parish in Cumberland, MD, supervising a staff of eight part-time musicians, 50 volunteers, and musical worship at five churches. Prior to this post in Cumberland, Ryan enjoyed a five-year tenure on the music staff at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Baltimore, MD, serving as an assistant choirmaster, cantor, and section leader in the Cathedral Choir. As a graduate conductor in The Boyer College of Music at Temple University, he was named Elaine Brown Scholar in Choral Music. In addition to leading all choral ensembles over a two-year period, Mullaney maintained a professional singing career with the renowned choir of St. Clement’s Church.
Recent engagements have included guest appearances leading Seattle-based Queen City Musicians in performances of Handel’s Ode for Saint Cecilia’s Day and serving as chorus master and assistant conductor in Pacific MusicWorks’ production of Magic Flute, for Grammy award winning music director Stephen Stubbs. Upcoming performances include appearances with Mountainside Baroque leading a program featuring Old and New world polyphony of Iberian, Mexican, and South American master composers, a program of dramatic music by teachers and family members of J.S. Bach, and the annual Christmas Festival Concert with the Whitworth Choir, one of the premier collegiate choral ensembles in the Pacific Northwest.
Mullaney is active from coast to coast, from his regular work as ensemble coach and adjudicator with choirs in the Seattle Public School District (WA) to his work as clinician with the Hanover (MA) Public School System . He has served on the board of the Allegany Arts Council, Queen City Performing Arts Development and the Liturgical Music Commission for the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Ryan holds the Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in Choral Conducting from the University of Washington, a Master of Music Degree in Choral/Orchestral Conducting from Temple University, and a Bachelor of Music Degree in Voice Performance from Towson University in Maryland.
Before his departure to the West Coast, Mullaney spent four years as Director of Liturgical Music at Our Lady of the Mountains Catholic Parish in Cumberland, MD, supervising a staff of eight part-time musicians, 50 volunteers, and musical worship at five churches. Prior to this post in Cumberland, Ryan enjoyed a five-year tenure on the music staff at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Baltimore, MD, serving as an assistant choirmaster, cantor, and section leader in the Cathedral Choir. As a graduate conductor in The Boyer College of Music at Temple University, he was named Elaine Brown Scholar in Choral Music. In addition to leading all choral ensembles over a two-year period, Mullaney maintained a professional singing career with the renowned choir of St. Clement’s Church.
Recent engagements have included guest appearances leading Seattle-based Queen City Musicians in performances of Handel’s Ode for Saint Cecilia’s Day and serving as chorus master and assistant conductor in Pacific MusicWorks’ production of Magic Flute, for Grammy award winning music director Stephen Stubbs. Upcoming performances include appearances with Mountainside Baroque leading a program featuring Old and New world polyphony of Iberian, Mexican, and South American master composers, a program of dramatic music by teachers and family members of J.S. Bach, and the annual Christmas Festival Concert with the Whitworth Choir, one of the premier collegiate choral ensembles in the Pacific Northwest.
Mullaney is active from coast to coast, from his regular work as ensemble coach and adjudicator with choirs in the Seattle Public School District (WA) to his work as clinician with the Hanover (MA) Public School System . He has served on the board of the Allegany Arts Council, Queen City Performing Arts Development and the Liturgical Music Commission for the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Ryan holds the Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in Choral Conducting from the University of Washington, a Master of Music Degree in Choral/Orchestral Conducting from Temple University, and a Bachelor of Music Degree in Voice Performance from Towson University in Maryland.
Featured in Early Music America's "EMAg"In advance of Mountainside Baroque's "Music in the Mountains" Festival this past June, Early Music America ran a feature on MB drawing attention to their mission to create a destination for early music in Mountain Maryland. Click here to read.
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"Music in The Mountains" FestivalMountainside Baroque's inaugural (biennial) Early Music Festival in Cumberland, Maryland was a huge success. Preparations are under way for their 2018-2019 series "Off the Beaten Path: Music from Around the World" beginning this fall.
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Teaching at Whitworth UniversityFollowing the completion of the Doctor of Musical Arts degree this past May, Ryan has accepted a one-term appointment as Lecturer in Choral Music at Whitworth University, where he will lead the renowned Whitworth Choir.
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Background photos by Dorian McCartney. Website copyright Ryan Mullaney, 2016.