Ryan Peteraf is a conductor and organist in the Philadelphia area. He has over seven years of experience as a conductor and music director for a variety of ensembles, including professional and volunteer groups. He currently serves as Music Director and Organist at St. Michael Lutheran Church, is an Adjunct Professor at University of the Arts, and is the conductor of the GSPC Community Concert Band .
At St. Michael, Ryan oversees the 20-member chancel choir, and the 3-octave handbell choir. He also conducts three cantata programs a year with professional guest instrumentalists and vocalists. It is a mission of his to keep Bach’s music alive in the Lutheran church. With many of these concerts, Ryan tries to connect a fundraiser to a local charity or food pantry. He believes that music can be a great tool to give back to the community, and help those in need.
Ryan holds a Master of Sacred Music Degree in Choral Conducting from the University of Notre Dame, and Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance/Minor in Music Education from the University of the Arts. At Notre Dame, he studied with the great Carmen-Helena Téllez, and took masterclasses with Joseph Flummerfelt, Jerry Blackstone, Donald Nally, Patrick Quigley, and Alastair Willis. His proudest achievements have been preparing a choir that sang onstage to a sold out crowd with Patti LuPone, and a choir that sang for Philip Glass. He also was a co-director of the Notre Dame Children's Choir. He received the Conducting Award at graduation from the Sacred Music Department at Notre Dame.
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