You’re invited to come and see a brand new line of performances in our Spring Noon Hour Concert Series! Admission to the building is free, and a sandwich lunch is available for purchase prior to each recital between 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m., with the concerts beginning at 12:15 p.m.
About Ryan Baxter
Ryan Baxter is a candidate in the Doctor of Musical Arts program at Western University’s Don Wright Faculty of Music, studying solo piano performance with Professor Stéphan Sylvestre. At Western, Ryan is also enrolled in the Memegwaanh Indigenous Learning Honour program. He has previously graduated from Brock University (2019), Humber Polytechnic (2020), the University of Manitoba (2022), and Athabasca University (2024), with additional diplomas from The Royal Conservatory of Music and the Royal Canadian College of Organists.
Beyond academic life, Ryan is Music Director and Organist at Rowntree Memorial United Church in London, Ontario. Previously, he held the same positions at Trillium United Church in St. Catharines (2016-2021). He has worked as a teaching assistant, collaborative pianist, piano and theory instructor, festival adjudicator, in-classroom mathematics tutor, course facilitator, English teacher in Thailand, and in various other education-related positions. When Ryan is not practicing, writing, or working, he can be found walking outside, cooking, baking, reading, listening to organ music, and applying to more programs. He is very happy to be part of the noon hour concert series at St. Andrew’s Kitchener this spring!