R. Ryan Endris is a magna cum laude graduate of Indiana University with a Bachelor's Degree of Music Education and a Master’s of Music in Choral Conducting, and is currently Director of Music at First Christian Church in Bloomington, IN.  He most recently taught music education, choral methods, and conducting courses at St. Mary-of-the-Woods College in Terre Haute, Indiana, where he served as Visiting Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Choirs.  Other recent appointments include Interim Artistic Director and Conductor of the Indianapolis Men’s Chorus and Musical Director of IU Sing.  Additionally, Mr. Endris is in demand as an arranger of choral and instrumental music throughout the country.  He has studied voice with internationally acclaimed soprano Sylvia McNair, and his conducting teachers and mentors include John Poole, Jan Harrington, Dale Warland, and Vance George.