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Dr. Ryan Brown

Dr. Ryan Brown

Assistant Professor

Conservatory of Music, College of Performing Arts

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Email: ryabrown@chapman.edu

Education:: Rider University, Bachelor of Music
University of California, Los Angeles, Master of Music
University of California, Los Angeles, Doctor of Musical Arts

Recent Creative, Scholarly Work and Publications: “Waters of Comfort,” conducted by Ryan R. Brown, performed with Laguna Beach Chamber Singers and the Choir of St. Wilfrid’s Episcopal Church, featuring Rutter’s Requiem. St. Wilfrid’s Episcopal Church, Huntington Beach, Nov. 2, 2026; Neighborhood Congregational Church, Laguna Beach, Nov. 9, 2026. Review available at: https://stunewslaguna.com/beauty-in-sound-laguna-beach-chamber-singers-111425/.; “Tidings By The Sea,” conducted by Ryan R. Brown, performed by the Laguna Beach Chamber Singers as part of Laguna Live’s invited “Live at the Museum” series. Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, December 7, 2026; St. Wilfrid’s Episcopal Church, Huntington Beach, December 12, 2026. Announcement available at: https://stunewslaguna.com/laguna-beach-chamber-singers-announces-112825-2/.; “All Saints Day Mass,” conducted by Ryan R. Brown, performed by Vox Ardens, a professional vocal ensemble specializing in Renaissance polyphony, invited to perform as part of a full Tridentine Mass. The performance included Tomás Luis de Victoria’s “Missa O Quam Gloriosum,” and Charles Villiers Stanford’s “Justorum Animae” and “Beati Quorum Via.” The Chapman University Voxtet joined the performance. Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Wilmington, California, November 1, 2025. Event announcement available at: https://lacatholics.org/venue/ss-peter-and-paul-catholic-church/.; “Silent Night (Stille Nacht),” new choral arrangement by Ryan R. Brown, both premiered at the California Choral Directors Association (CCDA) Fall Conference and performed by the Laguna Beach Chamber Singers in fall 2025, completed in September 2025. Scrolling score published at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dl2THVrbBFw.; “The Star-Spangled Banner,” new edition by Ryan R. Brown, completed for performance by the Chapman University Voxtet at the President’s Investiture Ceremony, fall 2025, in Orange, California, completed on September 5, 2025.