sentences:  In 1849, he formed the Mendelssohn Quintette Club along with August Fries (1st violin), Francis Riha (2nd violin), Eduard Lehmann (viola and flute), and Wulf Fries (cello); Ryan played viola and clarinet.The Club gave its first concert in Boston on December 14, at the showroom of Chickering and Sons.Ryan played with the Club for the next fifty years, by the end being its only remaining founding member.