Ryan Anthony

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Ryan Anthony

| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1969|5|17}}

| birth_place = Whittier, California, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2020|6|23|1969|5|17}}

| genre = Classical

| occupation = {{flatlist|

Musician
trumpeter
educator
activist

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| instrument = {{flatlist|

Trumpet

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| years_active = {{flatlist|

1985–2020

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| past_member_of= {{flatlist|

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Ryan Anthony (May 17, 1969{{Cite book|last=Hickman|first=David|url=https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q94280854|title=Trumpet Greats: a biographical dictionary|publisher=Hickman Music Editions|language=English}} – June 23, 2020) was an American trumpet player known for his performances as a member of Canadian Brass and his role as principal trumpet of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. He died on June 23, 2020, after having cancer for eight years.[https://www.4barsrest.com/news/41506/death-of-ryan-anthony Death of Ryan Anthony]

Early life and education

Anthony was born to Roy and Ruby Anthony. His father was a band director, and his mother was a cellist and piano instructor. Anthony began playing the violin. At age nine, he decided to switch to trumpet at the encouragement of his trumpet-playing grandfather.{{cite news|last=Herman|first=Kenneth|title=TRUMPETER A CANDIDATE FOR PRODIGY|date=March 20, 1987|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-03-20-ca-8131-story.html|accessdate=June 25, 2020}}{{cite news|last=Dierks|first=Donald|title=San Diegan gains renown for blowing his own horn|date=September 21, 1990|newspaper=The San Diego Union|page=C-3|quote=The young San Diego trumpeter, now completing a bachelor's degree at the Cleveland Institute of Music, was encouraged to take up the trumpet by his trumpet-playing grandfather.}} He attended Grossmont High and graduated from Mount Miguel High in San Diego County, California.{{cite news|last=Macias|first=Anna|title=Award From Reagan Will Sound High Note for Young Trumpeter|date=June 10, 1987|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-06-10-me-3411-story.html|accessdate=June 25, 2020}}{{cite book|title=1985–1986 Programs|chapter=Seventeen Magazine & General Motors National Concerto Competition, March 10, 1986|year=1880|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oDvlAAAAMAAJ&q=%22ryan%20anthony%22%20grossmont&pg=PA30-IA231|publisher=School of Music, University of Michigan|accessdate=June 25, 2020|quote=RYAN ANTHONY, a junior at Grossmont High School in La Mesa, California, began his trumpet studies in the third grade.}} He won the General Motors/Seventeen magazine concerto competition at the age of 16.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ryananthony.com/biography.htm|title=Ryan Anthony - Biography|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}

Anthony was awarded a full four-year scholarship for the Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM). After earning his bachelor's and master's degrees at CIM, he was awarded the trumpet professorship at Oberlin Conservatory, where he stayed until 2000.{{Cite web|url=http://www.smu.edu/Meadows/AreasOfStudy/Music/Faculty/AnthonyRyan|title=Ryan Anthony - Meadows School of the Arts - SMU|website=www.smu.edu|access-date=2016-10-09}}{{cite news|first=Seth|last=Combs|title=Ryan Anthony: A local trumpet prodigy who went on to play big stages and raise funds for cancer research|date=July 11, 2020|newspaper=The San Diego Union-Tribune|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/obituaries/story/2020-07-11/ryan-anthony-a-local-trumpet-prodigy-who-went-on-to-play-big-stages-and-raise-funds-for-cancer-research|access-date=May 13, 2022}} He received the Cleveland Institute of Music's Alumni Achievement Award in 2001.

Musical career

From 2000 to 2003, Anthony played in the Canadian Brass. He was also a member of other leading recording and performing ensembles, including the Center City Brass Quintet, Burning River Brass, and All-Star Brass. In 2004, he joined the trumpet section of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, becoming principal trumpet in 2006, a post he held until his death. From 2016, he served as adjunct professor of trumpet at Southern Methodist University's Meadows School of the Arts in Dallas, Texas. In July 2019, he was awarded the prestigious International Trumpet Guild's Honorary Award.[https://internationalmusician.org/ryan-anthony/ Ryan Anthony Profile on International Musician] Song of Hope is a feature documentary that not only highlights the importance of art while battling his own terminal cancer but also about the power art has on our lives. A release date for the movie has not been made public.{{cite web |url=https://www.songforhopemovie.com/ |title=Home |website=songforhopemovie.com}}

On October 8, 2020, the International Trumpet Guild announced the renaming of the annual ITG Conference Competitions as "The Ryan Anthony Memorial Trumpet Competition."{{Cite web|url=https://www.trumpetguild.org/content/itg-news/2072-announcing-the-ryan-anthony-memorial-trumpet-competition|title = Announcing the Ryan Anthony Memorial Trumpet Competition - the International Trumpet Guild}}

The Ryan Anthony Foundation

After receiving a multiple myeloma diagnosis in 2012,{{cite news|last=Lewis|first=Zachary|title=Trumpet star Ryan Anthony returning to Severance Hall for 'Cancer Blows' benefit concert (preview)|date=May 17, 2016|newspaper=The Plain Dealer|url=https://www.cleveland.com/musicdance/2016/05/trumpet_star_ryan_anthony_retu.html|accessdate=June 25, 2020}} Anthony founded the Ryan Anthony Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting cancer research via a music concert series called "CancerBlows."[https://www.curetoday.com/articles/cancer-blows-how-playing-the-trumpet-led-to-one-mans-myeloma-diagnosis How Playing the Trumpet Led to One Man's Myeloma Diagnosis] The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation named Anthony as the 2016 "Spirit of Hope" and later awarded him the "Courage and Commitment" award in October 2017 to recognize the success of CancerBlows and Anthony's personal work with patients.[https://www.smu.edu/Meadows/NewsAndEvents/News/2020/InMemoriamRyanAnthony In Memoriam Ryan Anthony]