Active as a composer, conductor, pianist, theorist, and teacher, Ryan Vigil holds degrees from Yale University, Tufts University, and the Manhattan School of Music. His principle teachers have been Martin Bresnick, Marti Epstein, Aaron Jay Kernis, John McDonald, and Elias Tanenbaum. In addition, he has worked closely in music theory with Michael Friedmann and Janet Schmalfeldt. Ryan’s music, ranging from solo compositions to orchestral works, has recently been featured at the Oregon Bach Festival, Music05 (Cincinnati, OH), June in Buffalo, the New England Conservatory's Summer Institute for Contemporary Piano Performance, and the New Music New Haven concert series. Recent engagements as pianist include performances of David Claman’s UnPact at Merkin Hall, and Erik Satie’s Les Fils des Etoiles at Jordan Hall. Former Music Director at the United Methodist Church of Newton, Massachusetts, Ryan has been engaged as accompanist by the New England Conservatory, Rivers Music School, Tufts University, and Pine Manor College, amongst others. Over the past few years Ryan has given numerous solo and collaborative recitals including appearances as part of the Composer at the Keyboard series (Zeitgeist Gallery), the Goddard Chapel Recital Series (Medford, MA) and the Framingham State College Summer Concert Series. Ryan’s scholarly interests range from 20th-century experimentalism to an investigation of harmonic, cadential, and formal procedures in 18th- and 19th-century European music. In addition, he studies popular music, and 20th-century art and film. Ryan is currently completing the Doctor of Musical Arts degree at Yale University.