Dr. Ryan R. Fellman is an American conductor based out of the greater Atlanta area. At Kennesaw State University he conducts the Chamber Singers, University Chorale, Men's Ensemble, and Community and Alumni Chorus. He also teaches courses in conducting and choral literature. A recent graduate from Michigan State University, Fellman studied under Drs. David Rayl, Sandra Snow, Jonathan Reed, and Derrick Fox. There he served as assistant conductor to several prominent university ensembles including the University Chorale, Choral Union, Singing Spartans, and the Opera Theatre program. Prior to his time at Michigan State, Fellman earned a Master of Music degree in choral conducting from Ithaca College, studying under Dr. Janet Galvan and Octavio Mas-Arocas. From 2013-2019, he served as Director of Choirs at Onate High School in Las Cruces, New Mexico, significantly expanding the program's enrollment and fostering collaborations and new commissions with notable choral artists and composers. Fellman has guest conducted choirs and orchestras across the United States, Mexico, and Austria. He was selected as a conducting fellow for the Chorus America Choral-Orchestral Conducting Academy in 2023 and 2025 and guest conductor of Sinfonietta Memphis in 2022 and 2023. Fellman's scholarly pursuits center on his passion for Latin American choral music, exploring its presentation, performance, and preservation. This spring, he will present a session entitled "Adding Strings-Subtracting Stress" at the ACDA Southern Regional Conference. Fellman holds a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Music Education from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota, where he sang in The Concordia Choir under the direction of Dr. Rene Clausen. Outside of his career, Fellman enjoys traveling and spending time with his beautiful Heeler-Lab companion, Shadow.