Performance
Specialist in the viola, enthusiast on the violin. Multi-genre and experienced in chamber, orchestral, on stage, in pits, at weddings, on a fountain, you name it.
Kompass Quartet
Formed in 2023, the Kompass Quartet comprises of Matthew Ryan on the viola, Jessica Gehring and Jade Schoolcraft on violin, and Victoria Lin on cello.
In July and August 2023, the Kompass Quartet completed a residency with the Craftsbury Chamber Players, engaging in two performances of their Summer 2023 season in Burlington and Hardwick, Vermont, as well as numerous community outreach concerts in northern Vermont. During this time, the quartet collaborated with the Bread and Puppet Theatre on “Deaf Beethoven,” a weekly performance of Beethoven’s Grosse Fuge (Op 133), with 7 stretches added by Charlie Morrow.
The Kompass Quartet continues to engage in their own series of performances, and is available for performances and collaboration. Inquire below to get in touch directly with the Kompass Quartet.
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Emo Orchestra
Matthew is a core member of the Emo Orchestra, having joined on the inaugural Fall 2023 United States National Tour with Hawthorne Heights.
For emo lovers and orchestra aficionados alike, there’s a new show in town. Emo Orchestra brings you a unique and incredible new experience that brings together the emo hits of your youth with a touch of adult elegance. Featuring special guests Hawthorne Heights, along with a full orchestra arrangement by composer and conductor Evan Rogers, Emo Orchestra is a perfectly designed tribute to the music that shaped emo fans when the genre first exploded, but is tailored to the people its fans have become in the years since.
Specialties
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Solo Performance
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Chamber Performance
String Quartet, String Trio, small and large ensembles. Available for concert recitals, studio recordings, weddings, corporate functions. Contact Kompass Quartet for inquiries.
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Orchestral Performance
Experienced in orchestra performance, performing a broad range of styles and time periods, on the concert hall stage and in the orchestra pit