Ryan José LaBoy

Ryan José LaBoy

(he/him)

Ryan José LaBoy is a singer, conductor, and community musician based in Pittsfield, MA where he serves as Artistic Director of Berkshire Children’s Chorus and Berkshire Concert Choir. Previously, he served as Choir Director at Bard College at Simon’s Rock (Great Barrington, MA), Director of Choirs & Voice at North Hennepin Community College (Brooklyn Park, MN), and Founding Music Director of ComMUSICation (St. Paul)– an El Sistema-inspired music program focused on social justice and youth empowerment. As a singer, Ryan has performed with Unitus Ensemble (Boston), Border CrosSing (St. Paul), MPLS (imPulse) (Minneapolis), VocalEssence Ensemble Singers (Minneapolis), and Ember Choral Arts (New York). 

Ryan holds degrees in Choral Conducting and Music Education from the University of Minnesota and Westminster Choir College, and is currently a doctoral student at Teachers College, Columbia University. His research interests include practices of community music, the social impact of music making, and the transformative potential of singing together.