Ryan T. Murphy
Ryan T. Murphy (born 1971) has been the associate music director of The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square since 2009,[1] working with music director Mack Wilberg. Murphy's previous positions have included directing choirs at the New England Conservatory of Music and the Walnut Hill School for the Arts. He has also been music director at the Tuacahn Amphitheatre and Center for the Arts[2] and the Sundance Institute in Provo.
Additionally, Murphy has been the director and conductor of the Chorale at Temple Square since 2009. The chorale provides musical training to its students before they officially join the Tabernacle Choir.[3]
A native of Newtown, Connecticut, Murphy attended Brigham Young University (BYU), where he received bachelor's (1997) and master's (2002) degrees. In 2009, he received a doctorate in choral conducting from Boston University. As a BYU student, Murphy served as an assistant to then-BYU professor Wilberg.[4]
From 1990 to 1992, Murphy served as a missionary of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the France Paris Mission.[5]
He and his wife, Jennifer, are the parents of four children.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Ryan Murphy Associate Music Director". www.thetabernaclechoir.org. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
- ^ "New Mormon Tabernacle Choir Associate Music Director Appointed", Newsroom, LDS Church, 2009-03-27
- ^ "Ryan Murphy Associate Music Director". www.thetabernaclechoir.org. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
- ^ "eridian Magazine :: Arts: The Mormon Tabernacle Choir — The Train that Never Stops". 2010-02-02. Archived from the original on 2010-02-02. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
- ^ "The Musical Journey of Ryan Murphy". www.thetabernaclechoir.org. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
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