gary ruschman | music

Gary Ruschman is a critically-acclaimed vocal artist, multi-instrumentalist, conductor, and prize-winning composer who works in a broad range of styles.

Hailed by the San Francisco Chronicle as "funny and fresh-voiced", 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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NEW ALBUM AVAILABLE:

Track listing/cover:Not Alone

Biggest Sky Physical CD orders:

Digital version of Biggest Sky available at Bandcamp, Amazon, Apple Music, and other outlets!

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Other News:

In February, Gary composed title and incidental music for the 2021 National Prayer Breakfast.

New Easter Anthem: Who is This King of Glory?. Offered freely to quarantined choirs in 2021.

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.

You can also hear audio selections on Gary's Soundcloud page, featuring 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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