Daniel Myssyk, conductor
Daniel Stipe, orga

Myssyk, Daniel

Stipe, Daniel

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About the ArtistsRecently appointed Assistant Conductor of the Richmond Symphony Orchestra, aposition the orchestra created for him, Canadian-American conductor Daniel Myss'ykwas Music Director of the Montreal based Orchestre de chambre Appassionata from2000 to 2016. A few years ago, he brought his orchestra on its first American tour,which included two concerts in Richmond. The group also toured before enthusedaudiences in Ontario in January of 2014.In recent years, he has made appearances with Les Grands Ballets Canadians, andthe Lubbock Symphony Orchestra. In 2015, Myssyk made his debut in Guanajuato(Mexico) where he has been returning every season since, and also conducted theMichoacan State Orchestra. Upcoming return engagements will bring him back toCanada to conduct the Orchestre symphonique de Trois-Rivieres and the Orchestre dela Francophonie.Myssyk conducts repertoire from the classical, romantic, modern and contemporaryperiods with great attention to stylistically appropriate detail. He maintains a continuous-engagement with opera in a variety of styles ranging from Mozart to Menotti. Sensitiveto the music of our time, he has contributed to the creation of many contemporaryNorth-American works, including the world-premiere of Anthony Brandt's opera, "TheBirth of Something" with Da Camera in Houston. Under his leadership, three VCUOpera productions of "The Gondoliers" (2015), "The Old Maid and the Thief" (2012),and "Hansel & Gretel" (2011) won top prizes from the National Opera Association.Associate Professor Daniel Myssyk has been Virginia Commonwealth University'sDirector of Orchestral Activities since 2007. His involvement with youth reflects a well-honed passion for music education. In addition to his work at VCU, he is a regularcollaborator with the All-Virginia State Orchestra, the American Youth PhilharmonicOrchestra, and the Hampton Roads Chamber Players, among others. He is the newconductor of the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra.A native of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Daniel Stipe started playing the piano before hecould walk, and studied piano in high school with Elwyn Ratliff and organ with CaseyCantwell. At the University of North Texas, he studied organ with Jess Eschbach andpiano with Adam Wodnicki, and was named the 2004-05 Presser Scholar for outstandingachievement in the music department. While there he served as organist for Evensongservices at St Mark's School in Dallas. He went on to earn a master's degree in organperformance from Westminster Choir College in 2012 as a student of Ken Cowan,where he also studied improvisation with Bruce Neswick and Peter Richard Conte.Mr. Stipe served as music director for the Episcopal Church at Princeton University, asassistant to Tom Whittemore at Trinity Episcopal Parish in Princeton, New Jersey, and asassistant to Robert Delcamp at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. Hehas also served as organist at First Presbyterian Church in Denton, Texas, and Churchof the Madeline (RC) in Tulsa, Oklahoma.Mr. Stipe's passion for liturgical music of the highest quality has led him to producenumerous sacred choral, solo vocal and organ works, in addition to hymn arrangementsand reharmonisations.Equally at home as a solo recitallst, collaborator and arranger on both the pianoand the organ, Mr. Stipe's broad array of abilities lends a depth of understanding andexcitement to his music-making. His large and varied concert repertory, with specialfocus on works of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, continues to (delightaudiences wherever he performs. He is a prizewinner in the William Hall Pipe OrganCompetition in San Antonio (where he also garnered the Hymn-playing Prize), theTulsa Crescendo Music Awards, the Fort Wayne National Organ Playing Competition,and the AGO/Ouimby Region VII Competition for Young Organists. In 2014 he wasfeatured on the Richmond AGO's Repertory Recital Series.He maintains an active concert schedule, with recent performances in Richmond;Tulsa; Nashville; Chattanooga; Knoxville; Princeton; New York City; Hartford; Denver;and Atlanta. Daniel lives with his wife, Julie, in Richmond, where he serves as Direictorof Music at Trinity Lutheran Church. In his spare time his interests tend toward roadcycling, hiking, role-playing games, and good literature.3^DEPARTMENTOFMUSICVCUSymphonyDaniel Myssyk, conductorDaniel Stipe, organTuesday, October 2, 2018 at 8 p.m.Cathedral of the Sacret Heart800 S Cathedral PlaceRichmond, VAarts.vcu.edu/musicvcuartsivcu

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