Kiegan Ryan
Oklahoma City,OK
Summary
Cherokee composer, cellist, and educator, specializing in chamber music, vocal music, stage music, arrangement, and orchestration. Teaches cello privately and for 3rd-12th grade classroom instruction. Actively performs in sacred settings, chamber groups, solo performances, orchestras, and pit orchestras.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Cantor
St. Joseph's Catholic Church Jacksonville
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
01.2025 - Current
Cantor
St. Patrick Catholic Church
Oklahoma City, OK
07.2023 - Current
Lead Musician
Norman United Congregational Church
Oklahoma City, OK
07.2023 - Current
Cello Teacher
El Sistema Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, OK
02.2022 - Current
- Formulated and implemented effective lesson plans focusing on principles of music, musicianship, social-emotional development, and student-led learning.
Education
Master of Music - Cello Performance And Music Composition
Oklahoma City University
Oklahoma City, OKBachelor of Music - Music Composition
Oklahoma City University
Oklahoma City, OK12-2024
Skills
- Film scoring
- Sound design
- Orchestral arrangement
- Arranging
- Sacred music
- Vocal Composition
Composition Performances
- Kanohelvsgi (Chamber String Orchestra)/Commissioned by Oklahoma Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra/April 2022
- “Kanohelvsgi tsunilosvhi” (Stories from Where They Came From)/(Solo Voice and Piano, Song Cycle)/Yellowstone 150 year Anniversary at All Nations Teepee Village/Kate Morton/September 2022
- “Dress Rehearsal”(Film Score)/Directed by Andy Kokoska/2023
- “Kanohelvsgi tsunilosvhi” /National Sawdust (Brooklyn, New York)/May 2024
- "Kiowa Six"(Solo Cello/Voice and Orchestra)/Commissioned by Oklahoma City Philharmonic/November 2024
- "King Lear"(Underscore for Cello trio and voices)/Oklahoma City University/2025
Timeline
Cantor
St. Joseph's Catholic Church Jacksonville
01.2025 - Current
Cantor
St. Patrick Catholic Church
07.2023 - Current
Lead Musician
Norman United Congregational Church
07.2023 - Current
Cello Teacher
El Sistema Oklahoma
02.2022 - Current
Master of Music - Cello Performance And Music Composition
Oklahoma City University
Bachelor of Music - Music Composition
Oklahoma City University
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