Welcome to my website – an online marketplace showcasing a selection of my arrangements and compositions.
Created in collaboration with friends, students, and professional colleagues, this collection offers high-quality music for performers of all levels. Alongside a wide range of ready-to-perform works, you’ll find music that has been played by some of the industry’s most prestigious institutions and educational establishments.
Since becoming Composer-in-Residence for the National Children’s Orchestras of Great Britain in 2020, I have developed a particular specialism in orchestral light music and educational arranging services. As a full-time professional trumpet player, I also specialise in writing for brass chamber ensembles.
My primary aim as a writer is to provide a truly bespoke arrangement service. In recent years, much of my work has involved commissions for organisations whose ensemble size or instrumentation falls outside the traditional format, as well as creating simplified supplementary parts for existing works to make performances more accessible to younger musicians.
If there’s something you can’t find on the site, a piece you’d like adapted or simplified, or a specific arrangement you need for your ensemble or event, please don’t hesitate to get in touch!
Playing Ryan’s Music:
Orchestras:
London Symphony Orchestra – Brass Quintet
Ulster Orchestra – Children’s Concert Orchestra
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra – Brass Quintet / String Orchestra / Pops Band
London Philharmonic Orchestra – Brass Quintet/Sextet (Video)
Philharmonia Orchestra – Brass Ensemble
Scottish Opera – Brass Trio (Video)
New European Ensemble Brass Trio (Video)
Trumpet Ensemble of the combined BBC Orchestras (Video)
London Concertante
Brass Ensembles:
Royal Danish Brass (DEN)
Royal Air Force Brass Ensemble
Kensington Brass (Christmas Video)
Christchurch Brass Ensemble (NZ)
Ensemble of the Golden Bough (Video)
Quintabile Brass Quintet
Onyx Brass Quintet
Conservatoires/Schools:
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (Video) (Video)
Royal College of Music (Video)
Trinity College of Music
Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
Leeds Conservatoire
Chetham’s School of Music
Bedford School
Charterhouse School
Eton College
King’s College School, Wimbledon
King’s High School, Warwick
Queen’s Gate School – Flute Ensemble
Winchester College
Devon Youth Brass
Godstowe School
Music Courses:
National Children’s Orchestras of Great Britain (Video)
National Youth Orchestra of GB Brass Section (Video)
National Youth Orchestra of Scotland
The Brass Academy (Video)
Ryan’s Biography:
Ryan Linham graduated from the Royal College of Music in 2014 with First Class Honours as a Foundation Scholar. In the same year, he was appointed trumpet player with the New European Ensemble, beginning a diverse and highly active freelance career across the UK and Europe.
As an orchestral trumpeter, Ryan has appeared as guest Principal Trumpet with leading ensembles including the BBC Symphony, London Symphony, Royal Philharmonic and the London Philharmonic Orchestras. He has also held trumpet trials with the City of Birmingham Symphony, BBC Philharmonic, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Ulster, BBC National Orchestra of Wales and the Royal Scottish National Orchestras.
Alongside his orchestral work, Ryan maintains a strong commitment to contemporary music performance. Through his longstanding solo position with the New European Ensemble, he regularly collaborates with internationally recognised contemporary ensembles including the London Sinfonietta and the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group alongside individual projects with composers.
Ryan is widely recognised as an arranger, composer and advocate for brass chamber music. He is the manager of the symphonic brass ensemble Kensington Brass and has performed with ensembles including Onyx Brass and Superbrass.
Since 2020, Ryan Linham has served as Composer-in-Residence for the National Children’s Orchestras of Great Britain. He is also resident arranger for The Ensemble of the Golden Bough and The Brass Academy. Alongside these roles, Ryan regularly writes and arranges music for organisations including the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Royal College of Music, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and the National Youth Orchestra, as well as music departments and educational institutions across Europe. A collection of his music and arrangements are published by Warwick Music, Music Teachers’ Board and Superbrass Music.
A committed and versatile educator, Ryan is regularly invited to coach on courses and educational programmes throughout the UK. He currently works as a trumpet tutor for both the National Children’s Orchestras of Great Britain and the National Youth Orchestra, in addition to coaching Stoneleigh Youth Orchestra and The Brass Academy. Through collaborations with the ensembles and organisations he performs with, Ryan is also actively involved in creative outreach projects for young composers and performers, including work with the Royal Conservatoire of The Hague, University of Birmingham, Royal Holloway, University of London and the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music. He is currently Trumpet Teacher at Charterhouse School.
