TW: Use of a homophobic slur in a non-derogatory manner.
Ryan Muncy is saxophonist of the International Contemporary Ensemble, having been praised for his “amazing virtuosity” (The Chicago Tribune) and ability to "show off the instrument's malleability and freakish extended range as well as its delicacy and refinement" (The Chicago Reader). He is a recipient of the Kranichstein Music Prize awarded at the 46th Darmstadt Summer Courses, a Fulbright Fellowship in France, the Edes Foundation Prize for Emerging Artists, and has participated in the creation of more than 250 new works for the saxophone, highlighted by deeply collaborative relationships with leading artist-creators including Ashley Fure, Tyshawn Sorey, Wang Lu, Marcos Balter, Wojtek Blecharz, and Matana Roberts. Muncy received his doctorate from Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music, where he studied with Frederick L. Hemke. He studied previously with John Sampen (Bowling Green State University), Jean-Michel Goury (CRR Boulogne-Billancourt), George Wolfe (Ball State University), and Jean-Yves Fourmeau (CNR Cergy-Pontoise). Ryan currently serves on the music faculty of The New School’s College of Performing Arts (Mannes School of Music) in New York City, in addition to his role as the Director of Institutional Giving of the International Contemporary Ensemble.