Ryan Kasten

Name:	Ryan Kasten
Location:	Vero Beach United States 32960
Contact:	Ryankast10@yahoo.com or ryan.kasten@ccovb.org cell:772.584-9744 work: 772.469.2306 Send Ryan Kasten a message

Additional Info:

Ryan A. Kasten is a native of Jackson, Missouri, and holds the Bachelor of Music and the Master of Music degrees in Organ Performance from Southeast Missouri State University and the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, respectively. In April of 2007, Mr. Kasten graduated from Florida State University with the Master of Music degree in Choral Conducting, and is currently a Candidate for the Doctoral Degree in Organ Performance at FSU with an expected graduation date of December 2010.

Before coming to Community Church, Ryan was the Associate Director of Music/Organist at Faith Presbyterian Church (PCUSA) in Tallahassee where he also taught piano, organ, voice and trumpet privately. Before moving to Tallahassee to continue his education, he was Director of Music/Organist at churches in Wilmington, North Carolina; Rockford, Illinois and Fremont, Nebraska.

Mr. Kasten has performed with the Rockford Symphony Orchestra and the Bach Chamber Choir and Orchestra in Rockford, Illinois. He has performed solo organ recitals throughout the continental United States, and made his Carnegie Hall debut as the accompanist of the Rock-Valley Community Chorale on December 29,1999. Mr. Kasten was a Teaching Assistant/Accompanist for the Choral Department in the College of Music at FSU, and an accompanist for the Choral program at FSU High School

Specialisms / Genres:

Session Work, Solo Performance, Early Music