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Dr. Ryan M. HareCoordinator of Theory and Composition Office: Kimbrough 341 |
Ryan M. Hare, originally from Reno, Nevada, teaches composition, music theory, and studio bassoon at Washington State University, and is the bassoonist with the Solstice Wind Quintet. He earned a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Composition from the University of Washington; his other degrees include a Master of Music in Composition from Ithaca College and a Bachelor of Arts in Music from Oregon State University. Prior to his arrival at WSU, Dr. Hare held appointments at the University of Washington, Seattle University, Seattle Pacific University, and Oregon State University, and taught composition and bassoon at Music Works Northwest, a community music school in Bellevue, WA. His principal teachers in composition have been Joël-François Durand, Richard Karpen, and Diane Thome at the University of Washington, Greg Woodward at Ithaca College, and Ron Jeffers at Oregon State University, with additional lessons from Shulamit Ran, Jacob Druckman, Brian Ferneyhough, and Paul-Heinz Dittrich. Dr. Hare's significant teachers for bassoon include Arthur Grossman, Lee Goodhew, Mike Curtis, and Seth Krimsky.
Dr. Hare's compositions have been performed in many venues throught the United States, and also at the Ferienkurse für Neue Musik in Darmstadt, Germany. As a bassoonist, he has been active as a freelance performer since high school, and has performed in professional orchestras in many places across the U.S. This includes many of the leading orchestras in the Puget Sound region, such as the Seattle Symphony, Northwest Sinfonietta, Tacoma Symphony, and Bellevue Philharmonic. In addition, Dr. Hare is a member of two ensembles devoted to new music: the Seattle Creative Orchestra and the Contemporary Chamber Composers and Players.
Having developed a passion for contemporary music at a young age, Dr. Hare is a specialist in this field, with respect to both music theory and bassoon performance. He has had the privilege of participating in numerous performances and premieres of new works from a diverse array of composers, and has given the premieres of a number of solo compositions written especially for him. A compact disc of all new music for bassoon solo and bassoon with electronics—including seven pieces written for Dr. Hare—is now available on the Present Sounds label: http://www.presentsounds.com
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