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The American baritone and chorale conductor, Ryan Mullaney, obtained his and Bachelor of Music degree in Voice Performance and Opera from Towson University in Towson, Maryland (2003-2007); his Master of Music degree in Choral/Orchestral Conducting from Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2008-2010); and his Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) in Choral Conducting from University of Washington: School of Music in Seattle (2014-2018). He served as a pre-doctoral teaching associate at the UW, where he served as Assistant Conductor of the UW Chamber Singers. While at UW, he has led the Campus Philharmonia Chamber Orchestra, Men's Glee Club, and 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 2017-2018 season.
Ryan Mullaney has made a name for himself in music circles throughout North America. He enjoyed a five-year tenure on the music staff at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Baltimore, Maryland, serving as an assistant choirmaster, cantor, and section leader in the Cathedral Choir. He then spent four years as Director of Liturgical Music at Our Lady of the Mountains Catholic Parish in Cumberland, Maryland, supervising a staff of eight part-time musicians, 50 volunteers, and musical worship at five churches. 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, he maintained a professional singing career with the renowned choir of St. Clement’s Anglo Catholic Church. He also serves as co-founder (in September 2011) and co-artistic director of Mountainside Baroque, an early music collective based in Western Maryland focusing on historically informed performances of music before 1800.
Ryan Mullaney has served on the faculties of Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington (August 2018-January 2019), where he led the renowned Whitworth Choir, Men’s Chorus, and taught a senior seminar in choral techniques; and the McIntire Department of Music at the University of Virginia (January-May 2019), leading the UVA Chamber Singers and University Singers. Since August 2019, he is Assistant Professor of Fine Arts (Music) at DeSales University in Center Valley, Pennsylvania, where he serves as Director of Choral Studies and Co-Director of the Catholic Liturgical Music Scholars Program.
Recent engagements have included guest appearances leading Seattle-based Queen City Musicians in performances of George Frideric Handel’s Ode for Saint Cecilia’s Day and serving as chorus master and assistant conductor in Pacific MusicWorks’ production of W.A. Mozart's Magic Flute, for Grammy award winning music director Stephen Stubbs; appearances with Mountainside Baroque leading a program of G.F. Handel's Chandos Anthems, music of Herbert Howells with the UW Chamber Singers, and the annual Festival of Lessons & Carols with the Scholars of St. Cecilia. Upcoming performances for 2019-2020 include appearances with Mountainside Baroque leading a program featuring festive music of J.S. Bach, including the Easter Oratorio (BWV 249) and Orchestral Suite No. 3 (BWV 1068) as well as the annual holiday choral showcase Gaudeamus, featuring the DeSales University choirs, highlighting the brand new Austin Organ (opus) of Connelly Chapel.
Ryan Mullaney is active from coast to coast, from his regular work as ensemble coach and adjudicator with choirs in the Seattle Public School District (Washington) 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. Professional Affiliations: American Choral Directors Association, National Association of Pastoral Musicians. He currently resides in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley |
