Ryan Collis

Biography

Ryan Collis, born (2004) in Lincolnshire, is a Bachelor of Music (Honours) student at London's Royal College of Music, in Composition and second-study Piano. He is currently studying under professors Kenneth Hesketh, William Mival, and Kathryn Sturrock, and has additionally benefitted from individual sessions with composers Dani Howard, Judith Weir,  Dr. Christopher Fox, and recently participated in a masterclass with Mark-Anthony Turnage.

In 2024, he won the prestigious National Centre for Early Music Young Composer Award in collaboration with BBC Radio 3, with his work "Lux Divinae". The piece was premiered by The Tallis Scholars at Saffron Hall (Saffron Walden), which was broadcasted on BBC Radio 3's Early Music Show.

Upon leaving Spalding Grammar School, he was honoured to be a recipient of the William Edward Munson Cup for Music. He regularly practices and improvises using the church organ at Spalding Parish of St. Nicholas & St. Mary.

In January 2025, he founded the RCM Bach Society which he runs.

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