CHAMBER MUSICIANS OF KAMLOOPS

Ryan Noakes was born in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, where he grew up thinking life was a musical with his parents constantly playing and singing along with records. An accomplished singer, he has been a member of numerous choirs and vocal ensembles, and has performed in several musical theatre productions. Ryan received his Bachelor of Music with Distinction from the University of Victoria in 2008, majoring in composition with Christopher Butterfield. While at UVic, he was a two-time recipient of the Murray Adaskin Prize in Music Composition, and helped to establish two new vocal ensembles at the university. After graduating from UVic, he was instrumental in the creation of the Vancouver Island Chamber Choir, as a founding member, manager, and composer-in-residence. He currently resides in Vancouver, where he has begun working towards his Masters of Music at UBC, studying composition with Dorothy Chang and Keith Hamel. He has performed across North America, and his compositions have been performed in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Ireland.

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