Pianist Nathan Ryland, a native of Richardson, TX, has been a winner in competitions coast to coast, from the Los Angeles International Liszt Competition to the Brevard Music Center Piano Competition in North Carolina. Most recently, he was selected as the winner of the Texas State International Piano Competition and will be performing with the Central Texas Philharmonic in the spring of 2023. He has also performed with the Mid-Texas Symphony, and during his time at the University of North Texas, he was selected as the piano winner of the UNT Concerto Competition, performing with the UNT Symphony Orchestra. He was also chosen as a winner of the Jan and Beattie Wood Concerto Competition in the summer of 2014, playing his debut with the Brevard Music Center Orchestra. Mr. Ryland has participated in summer study with Elisabeth Pridonoff and Norman Krieger at the Brevard Music Center Institute, consecutively winning second and first prizes in the BMC Piano Competition, in addition to spending a summer at the Bowdoin International Music Festival studying with Boris Slutsky. Mr. Ryland also performs for the Cliburn in the Classroom educational programs, helping to introduce young children to classical piano repertoire. He has studied piano performance at the University of North Texas, where he completed his Bachelor's degree, Master’s degree, and a Graduate Artist Certificate with Dr. Pamela Mia Paul.