Ryan Caster
Operations Manager
Ryan is an educator, artist and performer based out of Amherst who has spent the past decade serving school districts around the Connecticut River Valley. Most recently, he Directed the Instrumental Program at Belchertown High School, where his Wind Bands and Percussion Ensembles earned state and regional recognition. Ryan has collaborated closely with both the Massachusetts Music Educator Association, managing Western District regional honors bands, as well as the Massachusetts Instrumental and Choral Conductors Association, working as both a site host for their annual Concert Festival as well as the Co-Chair of the MICCA Gold Medal Showcase held at Mechanics Hall, Worcester and the Groton Hill Music Center. After transitioning to work outside of the classroom, Ryan has served as one of the performance technicians at the Bombyx Center for Arts and Equity in Florence Massachusetts. Believing that music's greatest strength is its ability to communicate stories and emotions, Ryan is an avid consumer and teller of stories as well, enjoying High Fantasy novels and running a multi-year D&D campaign for his friends.
Appointed August 2026
Operations Manager
Ryan is an educator, artist and performer based out of Amherst who has spent the past decade serving school districts around the Connecticut River Valley. Most recently, he Directed the Instrumental Program at Belchertown High School, where his Wind Bands and Percussion Ensembles earned state and regional recognition. Ryan has collaborated closely with both the Massachusetts Music Educator Association, managing Western District regional honors bands, as well as the Massachusetts Instrumental and Choral Conductors Association, working as both a site host for their annual Concert Festival as well as the Co-Chair of the MICCA Gold Medal Showcase held at Mechanics Hall, Worcester and the Groton Hill Music Center. After transitioning to work outside of the classroom, Ryan has served as one of the performance technicians at the Bombyx Center for Arts and Equity in Florence Massachusetts. Believing that music's greatest strength is its ability to communicate stories and emotions, Ryan is an avid consumer and teller of stories as well, enjoying High Fantasy novels and running a multi-year D&D campaign for his friends.
Appointed August 2026
