Ryan Nestor, DMA

Teaching Professor, Music, Ensemble X Director and Applied Instructor, Percussion

• DMA, University of California San Diego, Contemporary Music Performance
  
• MM, Stony Brook University, Music Performance
  
• BMME, University of Kentucky, Music Education

Ryan Nestor is a percussionist specializing in contemporary music. As a faculty member at USD, Nestor teaches applied percussion along with a variety of music courses. As a performer specializing in contemporary music, Nestor has commissioned and premiered numerous works and has performed with groups such as Red Fish Blue Fish, International Contemporary Ensemble, and The Bang on a Can All-Stars. Performance highlights include appearances at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Cervantino Music Festival, Ojai Music Festival, and the Old Globe Theater, where he served as music director for the 2014 production of Othello.