Ryan Noe
Visiting Assistant Professor of Music
Biography
Hailed for his “impressive stylistic fluidity,” Dr. Ryan Noe is an active freelance musician throughout the Northeast United States and currently holds the position of Principal Trumpet for the Glens Falls Symphony(NY).
Degrees
Doctor of Musical Arts - Boston University
Master of Music - Boston University
Bachelor of Music - Western Michigan University
Additional Information
As an orchestral musician, he has performed with groups such as the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, Portland Symphony, Symphony New Hampshire, Springfield Symphony(MA), Cape Symphony, Lexington Symphony, Plymouth Philharmonic, Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra, Vista Philharmonic and as guest principal trumpet with Opera North, and the Vermont and New Bedford Symphonies. As a conductor he has led the Western Michigan Symphonic Band, Randolph High School Band, Schoolcraft High School Band, and currently the University of Southern Maine Trumpet Ensemble. He often performs for NPR member station WBUR on their live broadcasts of "The Bach Experience” from Marsh Chapel and has performed with the Vermont Symphony Brass Quintet for Vermont Public Radio. As a commercial musician he has performed with the Arch Street band as well as for such dignitaries as William and Catherine, Prince and Princess of Wales for the 2022 Earthshot Awards. An advocate for new music he has performed with Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Alea III: Contemporary Music Ensemble and Bang on a Can and has premiered works by Jennifer Higdon and Gunther Schuller as well as commissioned the piece Triptych by, Cody Forest. He has worked with renowned conductors such as Keith Lockhart, Rafael Payer, Lorin Maazel, and Gunter Schuller and has soloed in front of the Glens Falls Symphony, Ohio Light Opera Orchestra, University Southern Maine Concert Band, and University of Massachusetts-Boston Orchestra.
Dr. Noe is excited to hold the position of Visiting Assistant Professor of Music for University of Massachusetts Boston for the 2025-2026 academic year. Additionally, he is Instructor of Trumpet at New England Conservatory as well as Lecturer of Music at University of Southern Maine's Osher School of Music and. He has presented masterclasses at Eastern Michigan University, Grand Valley State University, University of Hartford, Arizona State University, Millersville University, Bridgewater State University and Western Michigan University. He previously taught at Boston University, Boston University Tanglewood Institute, and Northeastern University. He holds his Doctor of Musical Arts and Masters of Music Degrees from Boston University and received his Bachelor of Music from Western Michigan University.