Dan Ryan — Conductor, Composer, Artistic Director

Dan Ryan is a Boston-based conductor, composer, and artistic leader known for his imaginative vision, theatrical flair, and musical precision. He has conducted hundreds of concerts, operas, and musicals across the United States, collaborating with professional, youth, and community ensembles.

A native of Boston, Dan was a two-time finalist for the American Prize and is widely recognized for galvanizing artists and communities through meaningful collaborations with organizations including the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston Lyric Opera, White Snake Projects, the City of Boston, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

As a composer, Dan made his Off-Broadway debut writing music for Breaking the Story at Second Stage. The work is now published and available for licensing under the title ’Til Death through Concord Theatricals. He frequently collaborates with playwright Alexis Scheer, and their current projects in development include Christina, a play with choral music, and Brimfield, a new musical set at the iconic Brimfield Antique Market.

Dan has an extensive background in music education, with former students represented on Broadway, national tours, in major concert halls, and at leading colleges and conservatories. He currently serves as Conductor and Music Director at Interlochen Arts Camp.

He is also the Co-Founder of the Gena Branscombe Project, dedicated to the recovery and digitization of lost musical works by early twentieth-century women composers, while supporting emerging conductors, composers, and arts administrators through scholarships and mentorship.

Dan holds a Master of Music degree from The Boston Conservatory and a Bachelor of Arts from Catawba College. He lives in Brookline with his wife, playwright Alexis Scheer, and their miniature Australian shepherd, Sagan.

*This is all very nice, but nothing has impressed his mother more than the time he music directed this commercial for MassMutual at Fenway Park.