Ryland and Tweedy SG

This Tweedy is totally inspiring even when it’s not plugged in! I love the feel! The guitar was a great help when working on a song for the upcoming Rupert Neve archive CD. Many thanks to Gibson for their continuing support of my music!

The Eton Choirbook in Austin, TX

Ensemble VIII, under the direction of conductor Dr. James Morrow, will present the last concert of its highly successful second season on Friday, May 10. Blessed Mother, Eternal Spirit—The Eton Choirbook will start at 7:30 p.m. at St. Louis Catholic Church Chapel in Austin, TX. This concert of early English polyphony represents the best English sacred music of the late 1400s.

Tickets: $10 – $45

Info Phone: 512-494-2867 or click here.

Spectacular Stradella

It was really wonderful to be a part of Stradella’s stunning oratorio “San Giovanni Battista”, presented by ARTEK. The masterpiece was conducted by Gwendolyn Toth and joined by Italian violinist Enrico Gatti. Gwen Toth is always a delight to work for, and Enrico Gatti was excellent.  Thank you all for coming!

San Giovanni Battista by Alessandro Stradella

At the end of this week, I will be playing the lead role of St. John the Baptist in Alessandro Stradella’s masterpiece, ”San Giovanni Battista”.  This timeless biblical drama of Salome, St. John the Baptist and Herod will be presented by the superb singers and instrumentalists of ARTEK at the Italian Academy of Columbia University in NYC. There are only two performances, so don’t miss them! The tickets are $40 for regular seats and $20 rear seats. ($30 and $10 for students and seniors).  To order click here.

Thursday, April 18, 2013 at 8 pm

Lecture at 7 pm by Barbara Hanning (CUNY)

Saturday, April 20, 2013 at 8 pm

Lecture at 7 pm by Carolyn Gianturco (Univ. di Pisa)

Greetings from Dartmouth, NH.

Last week, I performed the title role in a new opera called “Tesla in New York”, written by Jim Jarmusch and Phil Kline.  It is a really fascinating story of the mysterious turn-of-the-century genius who helped invent radio.  The in-progress concert version was presented at the Hopkins Center for the Arts in Hanover, NH.  Click here for more info!

Singing the National Anthem

I was so honored to sing the national anthem this past Friday at Federal Hall in NYC — what a beautiful acoustic! The hall is a national park site, where George Washington was inducted as the first president, just opposite the New York Stock Exchange. It’s a great place for sightseeing — you should check it out sometime.

TENEbrae: A Lenten Early Music Series

Ryland singing TENEbrae on March 17, 2013

This picture links to the webcast of the Charpentier this past Sunday at Trinity Wall Street with Jolle Greenleaf , Laurie Heimes, Hank Heijink, Motomi Igarashi , Robert Mealy and Avi Stein. Wonderful music making!