Ryan Anthony

Ryan Anthony (May 17, 1969 – June 23, 2020) was an American trumpet player known for his performances as a member of Canadian Brass and his role as principal trumpet of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. He died on June 23, 2020, after having cancer for eight years.

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. He attended Grossmont High and graduated from Mount Miguel High in San Diego County, California. He won the General Motors/Seventeen magazine concerto competition at the age of 16.

Anthony was awarded a full four-year scholarship for the Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM). He received the Cleveland Institute of Music's Alumni Achievement Award in 2001. 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 multiple myeloma 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 Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation 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.