Matthew Ryan Kilgore, Percussionist

Matthew Ryan Kilgore is a percussionist, arranger, clinician, performer, adjudicator, and is currently Adjunct Professor of Percussion at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio.  With a diverse percussive background he specializes in keyboard percussion, chamber music, steel band and the marching arts.  

As a performer, Mr. Kilgore has performed and given clinics throughout the United States and Europe.  Ryan was the highest placed American in the Paris Marimba competition as well as being selected as a representative of the United States in the 5th installment of the World Marimba Competition in Stuttgart, Germany.  He has performed at three Percussive Arts Society International Conventions, including the Mallet Masters All-Stars in 2010.  As a chamber musician Ryan has performed with Third Coast Percussion Ensemble, Mark Ford, Michael Burritt, Steven Schick and She-e Wu.  Matthew Ryan Kilgore will soon be heard on a University of North Texas Percussion Ensemble CD where he is featured on Alejandro Vinao’s Estudios de Frontera.

Ryan marched with the Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps in 1999, and has been teaching there since 2008, where he serves as the music ensemble coordinator.  He is also in his 4th year with Rhythm X Indoor Percussion Ensemble and has been part of 3 gold medal seasons.  He has also had the privilege of working with great band programs such as Marcus High School and Carmel High School.

Ryan has his Bachelor Bachelor of Music in percussion performance from Rutgers University and a Master of Music in percussion performance and pedagogy from Northwestern University.  Currently, Ryan is finishing his DMA at The University of North Texas and teaches privately in Columbus, Ohio where he also the Director of Percussion at Thomas Worthington HS.