Ryan Anthony (May 17, 1969 – June 23, 2020) was an American

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player known for his performances as a member of

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and his role as principal trumpet of the

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. He died on June 23, 2020, after an eight-year battle with cancer.

Early life and education

Anthony was born to Roy and Ruby Anthony. His father was a band director, and his mother was a cellist and piano instructor. Anthony began playing the violin. At age nine, he decided to switch to trumpet at the encouragement of his trumpet-playing grandfather. He attended Grossmont High and graduated from Mount Miguel High in

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. He won the

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competition at the age of 16. Anthony was awarded a full four-year scholarship for the

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(CIM). After earning his bachelor's and master's degrees at CIM, he was awarded the trumpet professorship at

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, where he stayed until 2000. He received the Cleveland Institute of Music's Alumni Achievement Award in 2001.

Musical career

From 2000 to 2003, Anthony played in the

. He was also a member of other leading recording and performing ensembles, including the Center City Brass Quintet, Burning River Brass, and All-Star Brass. In 2004, he joined the trumpet section of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, becoming principal trumpet in 2006, a post he held until his death. From 2016, he served as adjunct professor of trumpet at

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, Texas. In July 2019, he was awarded the prestigious

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’s Honorary Award. Song of Hope is a feature documentary that not only highlights the importance of art while battling his own terminal cancer but also about the power art has on our lives. A release date for the movie has not been made public. On October 8, 2020, the International Trumpet Guild announced the renaming of the annual ITG Conference Competitions as "The Ryan Anthony Memorial Trumpet Competition."

The Ryan Anthony Foundation

After receiving a

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diagnosis in 2012, Anthony founded the Ryan Anthony Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting cancer research via a music concert series called "CancerBlows." The

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named Anthony as the 2016 "Spirit of Hope" and later awarded him the "Courage and Commitment" award in October 2017 to recognize the success of CancerBlows and Anthony's personal work with patients.In Memoriam Ryan Anthony
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References

External links

Ryan Anthony's personal website

CancerBlows website
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