gary ruschman | music

Hailed by the San Francisco Chronicle as "funny and fresh-voiced", Gary Ruschman is an American vocal artist, composer, conductor, and bass guitarist.

Gary has appeared as a tenor soloist with orchestras, opera companies, and music presenters around the world, including the Boston Pops, Kennedy Center, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Lyra Baroque Orchestra, Urbino Early Music Festival, Prague Choral Festival, San Francisco World Music Festival, Portland Opera, Royal Opera House Oman, American Bach Soloists, and A Prairie Home Companion.

The Kentucky native toured the globe and recorded a dozen albums over a decade with Cantus vocal ensemble, and currently maintains an active singing and conducting schedule, spending much of his offstage time composing and arranging for voices.

News:

Gary's arrangement of Run On (God's Gonna Cut You Down) was recently used as the theme for BBC's new American Justice documentary series, and he was awarded a Faith Partners residency by American Composers Forum. This major grant will fund the composition of six new pieces over the next 12 months.



Newly-composed melodic and harmonized chants, commissioned by Carol & Richard Weingarten: settings of the Buddhist Heart Sutra

Have a listen at Gary's Soundcloud page, featuring recent and retrospective performances.

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