Bio
Ryan McGeorge is a Euphonium player and Valve Trombonist in the Washington DC area, currently holding a position with “The President’s Own” U.S. Marine Band where he performs a wide variety of musical genres. Ryan has always been an active collaborative artist, driven to push the euphonium out of its traditional role also as an arranger and composer. Outside of his military music career he has been active in several creative groups such as Euphonasia, a jazz fusion group Ryan formed and headlined where he performs exclusively through electronic effects pedals. Their debut album, “Dark Blue Hair,” showcases many of Ryan’s original compositions and arrangements. Ryan was also a founding member of Off Bass Brass, a versatile Tuba/Euphonium Quartet joined by a rhythm section for which he also wrote many arrangements and an original composition. Their most recent jazz/rock fusion album, “Tubacus Galacticus” won the “Roger Bobo Award for Excellence in Recording” from ITEA (International Tuba/Euphonium Association). Most recently, he has been collaborating with the progressive rock band Strum the Fox, where Ryan performs almost exclusively through electronic effects pedals often resembling a synthesizer or guitar and he also sings backing vocals. Their EP “Vulpeculated” was released in 2019 and showcases collaboratively written originals.
More traditionally, Ryan has performed with the Army Blues Jazz Ensemble, the Dallas Wind Symphony, Brass of the Potomac, the Harrisburg Symphony, the Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra, the North Carolina Brass Band, and the Tony and Emmy award winning Broadway production of Blast!, where he was a featured soloist and member of their first national tour.
Ryan holds a Bachelor’s degree in Euphonium Performance from the University of North Texas, where he studied with Dr. Brian Bowman. He received several awards including the “Outstanding Undergraduate in Brass” award, and the Green Brigade “Bandsman of the Year.” Though his studies were primarily in classical and contemporary music, he took full advantage of the Jazz ensembles participating in the Big Bands, Combos, and Latin Jazz ensemble. Outside of the University, he was very active in music competitions placing 1st in the Leonard Falcone International Euphonium competition, the Young Texas Artists solo competition, and the Musical Merit Foundation of a Greater San Diego. He also was awarded a full scholarship to the Aspen Music Festival where he was finalist in the concerto competition and had the privilege of studying with legendary tubist Abe Torchinsky.
Since 2014, Ryan has been working toward a Master’s certificate in Advanced Professional Music Production and Technology from the Berklee College of Music online school. Through this program he has become well versed in Logic Pro, utilizing it for writing, recording, and producing music from his home studio. Ryan continues to hone his skills in electronic effects and composition and is always looking for new creative opportunities in which he can incorporate the euphonium.