a student of John Moriarty. He has been heard with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Boston Pops, College Light Opera Company, La Musica Lirica
and Overture Productions. Andrew was baritone soloist for Trinity Church's performances of Durufle's Requiem and Bach's Johannes Passion and his operatic roles have included Papageno (The Magic Flute), Marco (Gianni Schicchi), Silvio (Pagliacci), John Brooke (Little Women), Strephon (Iolanthe),
St. Brioche (The Merry Widow), Don Alfonso (Cosi fan tutte), Le Suritendent (Cendrillon), Count Almaviva (Le Nozze di Figaro) and Jenik in the US Premiere
of Dvorak's Kral a Uhlir. He also performed regionally in South Pacific, Titanic,
The Scarlet Pimpernel, 42nd Street, Brigadoon and On the 20th Centry with
Alice Ripley. In recital, Andrew regularly performs new compositions and has a particular interest in the socially-conscience theater music of Marc Blizstein, Paul Bowles and Kurt Weill. He's been featured several times on the St. John's Concert Series as well as various gala performances throughout the Marche region of Italy.
Ryker is currently a teaching fellow at New England Conservatory and the Artistic Director of Boston Opera Collaborative. He previously served on the faculty at
the Walnut Hill School for the Arts, Illinois Central College and has given master classes at the Boston Arts Academy. Andrew has served as music director for productions of Ragtime, Godspell, The Apple Tree, Trial by Jury, Gallantry and Candide and as stage director, he was the recipient of the Goldovsky Directing Fellowship with the Harrower Opera Workshop in Atlanta. His productions have been seen with the Yale Institute of Sacred Music, Intermezzo Chamber Opera, Eastern Nazarene College, Millikin University, MetroWest Opera, Boston Opera Collaborative and New England Conservatory. Andrew was a Young Artist at Opera North and his production of Benjamin Britten's Curlew River was named Boston's "Best Staged Opera of the Year" by Lloyd Schwartz of the Boston Phoenix. He has also been featured in the Boston Globe, The EDGE and Classical Singer Magazine.
This Fall, Andrew will join the voice faculty at Drake University where he will teach private lessons for the Department of Music and the Theatre Arts Department.
