High School Division Faculty
Summer Music Academy faculty consist of current Ithaca College faculty, top music educators from across the country, and renowned guest artists. Additional faculty and guest artists will be announced periodically.
 | Ryan Zawel, Trombone |
| Music Director, Elizabeth Ann Clune Montessori School of Ithaca; MM, Ithaca College; BM, Northwestern University |
Ryan Zawel is the Music Director at the Elizabeth Ann Clune Montessori School of Ithaca and the Cornell University Klezmer Ensemble. He has performed with the Tommy Dorsey Band, Broadway's Miss Saigon, the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, and the Joel Rubin Jewish Music Ensemble. Ryan has collaborated with members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, and Zappa Plays Zappa. He has served on the music faculties of Ithaca College, Syracuse University and Hunter College (NYC) Campus School. Ryan holds trombone performance degrees from Northwestern University and Ithaca College.