Music instruction at PS 9 continues to evolve with the addition of violin and viola instruction during afterschool hours.
Ryan Cheng–Violin and Viola
Ryan Cheng is a Violinist, violist and viola da gamba player. He has performed widely across the United States, Europe and Asia. Notable performances include the MAFestival Brugge with Juilliard415, American Bach Soloists, California Bach Society, with the faculty of San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM), at the Boston Early Music Festival, the Smithsonian Viol Consort, Nuova Pratica, and the Orbis Pictus Ensemble. He has won the Juilliard Historical Performance Concerto Competition and the SFCM Baroque Concerto Competition and participated in the 2022 Leipzig International Bach Competition. Ryan is a part of The Fooles, a baroque ensemble dedicated to 17th century Italian repertoire, which won the Association des Centres Culturels de Rencontre residency at Thiré with Les Arts Florissants and was featured at Early Music America’s Emerging Artists Showcase in 2023. Ryan has also expanded his affiliation with Juilliard as a Morse Fellow teaching artist, working with high school students around New York City. He shares his passion in education through rediscovering the spirit of spontaneous invention in classical music. An avid competitive chess player from his high school days, Ryan is also a member of our chess faculty at PS 9.
More on Music Instruction with Arts and Athletics
List of faculty and instruments taught
Musical instrument program
Performance opportunities
Summer, weekend, and holiday camps