Contact

Phone: 470-578-6151

Email: rfellman@kennesaw.edu

Office Location: Kennesaw Campus, 462 Wilson Annex, Room 2220

Office Hours:
By appointment

Ryan Fellman

 Director of Choral Activities 

Dr. Ryan R. Fellman is an American conductor based out of the greater Atlanta area. He serves as Director of Choral Activities at Kennesaw State University where he conducts the KSU Chamber Singers, KSU Parliament (formerly Men’s Ensemble), and teaches courses in conducting. Under his direction, the KSU Chamber Singers were recently invited to perform at the 2026 GMEA In-Service Conference. 


A graduate of 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. Prior to his time at MSU, Fellman earned a Master of Music degree in choral conducting from Ithaca College, studying under Dr. Janet Galván. From 2013-2019, he served as Director of Choirs at Oñate High School in Las Cruces, New Mexico, significantly expanding the choral program’s enrollment by threefold. Under his direction, the Oñate High School Choirs garnered accolades across the state and nurtured collaborations with notable choral artists and composers. 


Fellman has conducted choirs and orchestras across the United States, Mexico, Austria and Spain. In 2027, he will be one of six conductors selected to represent the United States in New Zealand as part of the ACDA International Exchange Program. In 2023 and 2025, he was selected as a conducting fellow for the Chorus America Choral-Orchestral Conducting Academy. Fellman's scholarly pursuits center on his passion for Latin American choral music, exploring its presentation, performance, and preservation. 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. René Clausen. Additionally, he serves as the Artistic Director for the KSU Community & Alumni Choir and Music Director at Kirkwood Presbyterian in Kennesaw, GA. Outside of his career, Fellman enjoys traveling and spending time with his beautiful Heeler-Lab companion, Shadow.

 

 

 

 

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