Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, Joshua Ryan & William Vann
Biography Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, Joshua Ryan & William Vann
Joshua Ryan
is a postgraduate organ student at the Royal Academy of Music, where he studies on a scholarship with Professor David Titterington. He is currently Organ Scholar at the Royal hospital, Chelsea, where he regularly accompanies the professional choir at weekly services, concerts, and occasions of national significance. He has previously held positions as Assistant Director of Music at St Michael’s, Croydon, and as Assistant Organist at St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney.
Alongside his organ studies with Professor Titterington, Joshua also studies harpsichord with James Johnstone and Pawel Siwczak, and choral conducting with Patrick Russill. He is regularly involved in numerous projects with period and modern ensembles as a soloist and continuo player, such as in the Bach the European series. Joshua has also been involved in the premiering of new works for organ, by composer Morgan Hayes, as part of the Academy’s bicentenary celebrations. In addition to his instrumental studies, He is currently researching how the interpretation of English Virginalist music is influenced by historical instruments. In recognition of his outstanding achievements at the Academy, he was awarded a Diploma of the Royal Academy of Music (DipRAM). In 2021 Joshua was made an Associate of the Royal College of Organists.
Joshua completed his undergraduate studies in 2018. He obtained a Bachelor of Music (Honours First Class) from the Conservatorium of Music, The University of Sydney. During his studies, Joshua received numerous academic prizes and scholarships, including the prestigious University Medal. In 2015, he was involved in the premier performance of ‘Requiem for a City’ by Matthew Hindson and Paul Mac, as part of the Conservatorium’s centenary celebrations. Joshua’s past teachers have included Thomas Wilson, Peter Jewkes, and Oliver Brett. During his studies at the Conservatorium, Joshua was Organ Scholar of Christ Church St Laurence, Railway Square.
Joshua’s postgraduate studies at the Royal Academy of Music have been made possible by the generous support of the Royal Academy of Music, the Australia Council for the Arts, the University of Sydney, the Ian Potter Cultural Trust, Ars Musica Australis, the Tait Memorial Trust, the Eric Thompson Trust, and private supporters.
