gary ruschman | music

Gary Ruschman is a vocal artist, multi-instrumentalist, conductor, and prize-winning composer.

Hailed by the San Francisco Chronicle as "funny and fresh-voiced", Gary has appeared with orchestras, opera companies, presenters, and music festivals around the world, including the Boston Pops, Kennedy Center, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Prague Choral Festival, Birdland, Portland Opera, Urbino Early Music, Royal Opera House Oman, American Bach Soloists, Cantus, and NPR's Tiny Desk Concerts.

Gary maintains an active performing schedule in his home of the Twin Cities and around the globe, and spends much of his offstage time composing and arranging for voices.

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News:

Gary was one of five composers chosen to participate in Nautilus Music Theater's 2019 Composer-Librettist Studio, an intensive development program for theatrical creators.

Arriving Fall 2019: Gary's first solo album, Biggest Sky! Stay tuned for details.

You can hear audio selections on Gary's Soundcloud page, featuring recent and retrospective solo, band, and vocal ensemble performances.

Gary's new choral settings of the Buddhist Heart Sutra, The Heart of the Perfection of Wisdom premiered at the 2018 Festival of Faiths, and simple chant at the World Peace Lamp Prayer Gathering at Madison Square Garden. Words in a new English translation by Gavin Kilty.

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