BGSU musicologist Ryan Ebright has written for the New York Times and NewMusicBox, and his work appears in various scholarly publications. A dedicated public scholar, Dr. Ebright in the 2018-2019 season appeared with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Toledo Symphony, WGTE Public Media, and Way Public Library. He is working on a book titled Making American Opera after “Einstein,” which centers on the efforts of artists and institutions from the 1980s to the present to redefine what American opera is and how we experience it.

Dr. Ebright held office hours at Way Library from September through November 2019, giving one-on-one mentoring to patrons. During these office hours, patrons were able to drop in with a piece of music to discuss or a writing project that they were working on. Patrons also had the opportunity to ask Dr. Ebright about higher education, performance, public speaking and writing, research/writing history, and anything music related. On Saturday, November 23, 2019, Way Library featured a special pre-opera talk at 11:30 am with Dr. Ebright and then attendees were welcome to meet at Fallen Timbers to see the MetHD simulcast of Philip Glass’s opera Akhnaten at 12:55 pm. 

Dr. Ebright also had several programs at Way from September through November 2019 including: The Music of Video Games,
Musical Performance, and Musical Modernist Tour and Instrument Petting Zoo (family program).

The Musicologist-in-Residence program is supported by funding from Way Public Library Foundation & Friends.