Bio

Ryan McGaughey (pronounced: Mc-Gay-Hee) began taking piano studies at the age of 12. He attended Humboldt State University for his bachelor's degree and studied under the instruction of Daniela Mineva. He then attended the Eastman School of Music where he received a master’s degree in piano performance and studied under Van Cliburn Competition winner, Alexander Kobrin. He has been featured as a soloist with the Eureka Symphony, Humboldt Symphony and the North State Symphony. He has participated in the Round Top Music Festival in Texas and the Atlantic Music Festival in Maine.

Ryan has participated in many master classes and taken lessons from many world renowned pianists and distinguished piano instructors such as Nelita True, Natalya Antonova, Douglas Humpherys, Barry Snyder, Bruce Brubaker, Gabriel Chodos, Eteri Andjaparidze, and more. Ryan has also worked with current composers including American composer, Libby Larsen.

In the Fall of 2019 Ryan was appointed to teach piano at Humboldt State University in Northern California.

He currently teaches piano, performs, and writes music for video games.