Most recently, Ryan Williamson was invited to return to the Marlboro Music Festival as a 2024 Participant. Ryan was a Regular Member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago from 2022-2024, and has performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra, New York City Ballet Orchestra, and Sarasota Orchestra. In October 2021, Ryan gave the world premiere performance of Dana Dimitri Richardson’s Sonata for Horn and Piano with pianist Craig Ketter, which is now available to watch on YouTube. He has also been awarded fellowships to festivals including the Aspen Music Festival and School and National Orchestral Institute & Festival. After receiving his Bachelor’s degree from The Juilliard School, where he studied with Julie Landsman and Erik Ralske, Ryan was awarded his Master’s degree from Northwestern University under the tutelage of Gail Williams and Jonathan Boen. Ryan currently plays on a S.W. Lewis horn and Laskey 75G mouthpiece.