Conductor · Music Educator

Ryan Ross

Music Director & Conductor, Allen Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor, Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra Philharmonic
Director of Orchestras, Plano West Senior High School
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7×
TMEA Honor Orchestras
String and full orchestra titles, 2014–2027
2018
The Midwest Clinic
Invitational performance, Plano West Orchestra
11
States as guest conductor
All-State, All-Region, and other honor orchestra festivals
100+
Orchestra clinics
With school and youth orchestras since 2015

2026–27 Season

Upcoming concerts

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Oct
25
GDYO Philharmonic
Fall Concert
Quinn Mason, Inspiration! Festive Overture · Elgar, Cello Concerto, IV · Coleridge-Taylor, Othello Suite · Smetana, Dance of the Comedians from The Bartered Bride
7:30 pm
Moody Performance Hall, Dallas
Nov
08
Allen Philharmonic
Bach Keyboard Concertos
An afternoon of Bach keyboard concertos with guest artists
3:30 pm
Kawai Hall, Plano
Nov
18
Allen Philharmonic · Education
Allen ISD 4th Grade Concerts
Performances for every 4th grade student in Allen ISD
School-day performances
Allen HS Performing Arts Center, Allen
Nov
21
Guest Conductor
TMEA Region 33 All-Region Symphony Orchestra
Verdi, Nabucco Overture · Saint-Saëns, Bacchanale from Samson and Delilah · Sibelius, Valse triste
4:00 pm

Watch & Listen

Featured performance

Valerie Coleman — Tracing VisionsPlano West Chamber Orchestra

For organizers & directors

Guest conducting & clinics

Ryan has worked with well over 100 festivals, honor orchestras and school residencies in Texas and ten other states, and has presented at TMEA, TODA and The Midwest Clinic.

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Honor & all-region orchestras

Full, string and chamber ensembles from middle school through all-state.

Clinics & masterclasses

Orchestra clinics, conducting masterclasses and chamber coaching.

Adjudication

Ensemble and solo adjudication for festivals and contests.

Conference sessions

Same Tune, Different Orchestra · Tone & Tuning Development · Interleaved Learning · HIPP in the Classroom · Recruiting and Retention

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About

A conductor who teaches, and a teacher who conducts

Ryan Ross is Music Director of the Allen Philharmonic Orchestra, Conductor of the Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra Philharmonic, and Director of Orchestras at Plano West Senior High School. His ensembles have earned seven TMEA Honor Orchestra titles, along with an invited performance at The Midwest Clinic and national recognition from The American Prize and the Mark of Excellence awards. A champion of new music, he has led 22 orchestral premieres.

A St. Louis native, he graduated summa cum laude from the University of Illinois and earned his Master of Music in orchestral conducting at Texas Tech University with Gary Lewis and Donald Schleicher, with further study under Marin Alsop, Gustav Meier and Larry Rachleff.

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