Ryan Zwahlen is one of Southern California's most sought-after oboists. He has performed multiple times with the Los Angeles Philharmonic under the batons of Zubin Mehta and Bramwell Tovey. He has played with many orchestras in the region, including the Culver City Chamber Orchestra, Riverside Philharmonic, Bakersfield Symphony, San Bernardino Symphony, Santa Monica Symphony, the Center Stage Opera Orchestra, El Dorado Opera Orchestra and the Southeast Symphony.
Zwahlen's passion for music is not limited to orchestral performance. He is deeply committed to chamber music as the Executive Director of the Definiens Project, a non-profit, contemporary chamber music organization. Thanks largely to his leadership, the group completed a year residency at UCLA in the 2006-07 school year. Ryan's other chamber music activities included frequent performances as a member of the Santa Monica Woodwind Quintet during the 2005-06 season, co-artistic director of the LA Harmonie Ensemble, and the Vientos Trio.
Zwahlen's teaching experience is as varied and impressive as his performance credentials. He has taught at both UCLA and Citrus College in California, and he joins the faculty of the Las Vegas Music Festival for its 2006 season. He also believes in the importance of music education in the public schools and has committed his time and energy to the Children's Music Workshop of Los Angeles and to the Santa Monica/Malibu United School District.
Ryan is a candidate for the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Chamber Music and Oboe at UCLA. He received his Master of Music degree from Arizona State University and his Bachelor of Music Education degree from the University of Illinois, Champagne-Urbana. Zwahlen's major oboe teachers have included Marion Kuszyk, Associate Principal Oboe of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Martin Schuring, and Nancy Ambrose King. He has studied chamber music with Dr. Jennifer Snow, Jeffrey Lyman, and Timothy McGovern. He currently resides in Los Angeles.
Ryan can also be heard on the following recording, also available on CDbaby.com
Two CD's by The Hereafter (John Elliott)
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/hereafter4
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/hereafter2
And two Holidays CD's by The Definiens Project
http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/TheDefiniensProject
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