Versatile musician and educator, Bryan Rudderow has quickly developed into an artist to watch.  He recently completed his tenure with the John J. Cali School of Music at Montclair State University, where he was Assistant

Conductor of Instrumental Ensembles, a position created specifically for him.  Bryan was privileged to have received one of three Graduate Assistantships at the Cali School while en route to earning a Master’s of Music in Composition/Theory and Conducting.  Shortly after completing his Master’s, Bryan was invited to attend the Instituto Superior de Arte del Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, Argentina to study Operatic Conducting and Composition with the preeminent musician, Maestro Bruno D’Astoli. 

While attending the Cali School, Bryan received Composition and Graduate

Achievement awards for his work with the Instrumental Ensembles. In addition, he conducted the premiere of his work pray, love as at end with the Montclair State Symphonic Band.  In the professional world, he has received commissions from the Halcyon Trio, The Wednesday Club of Harrisburg, and the African Zulu Choir Thula Sizwe.  In May 2008 , Bryan presented a retrospective of his work, garnering rave reviews for his Sonata #1 for Unaccompanied Violin written for violinist Nicholas Hodges, Generousness Tinges for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano as well as his song set Cyclical Nature for Soprano and Piano, written for soprano Andrea Dana Saul and pianist Steven W. Ryan.  In April 2009, the commissioned work Te Amo for Soprano and Chamber Orchestra will receive it’s premiere with the Penn State Chamber Orchestra, a work based on the poetry of Pulitzer winning author Pablo Neruda.

Bryan has had the combined fortune of performing both as a soloist and an ensemble musician.  In 2007, he was the winner of the John J. Cali School of Music Concerto Competition, performing the Copland Clarinet Concerto with the Montclair State Symphony Orchestra, the first non-string player to win.  As a clarinetist, Bryan has performed solo over 35 times, from the New York Metro Area to Pennsylvania, his home state.  In addition to his solo work, Bryan as worked as Principal Clarinetist with the New Jersey Philharmonic, Bloomfield Symphony Orchestra, High Mountain Symphony Orchestra, to name a few.

As a conductor, Bryan has prepared and conducted the Montclair State Symphony Orchestra and Bands. He also leads the  Greater Princeton Area Youth Orchestras, where he serves as the Cover Conductor.  Additional appointments include the TRANSIT Ensemble, located in New York, NY.  In the Summer of 2006, Bryan was invited to the Conductors Retreat at Medomac, founded and organized by Mr. Kenneth Kiesler.  Bryan currently lives in Bloomfield, NJ and maintains a private studio throughout the NY Metro Area.