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Lynn, conductor, stage director, and composer (she/her) has served as Conductor and Artistic Director of the Manchester Symphony Orchestra since 2020. She is also founder and Executive Director of Opera Today!, a professional opera company in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Dr. Lynn brings over 30 years' experience in academia as a voice and conducting pedagogue, opera director, and ensemble conductor. She has stood on some of the most prestigious podiums in the world including Sacred Heart Basilica at Notre Dame University, Walt Disney World, the Vatican in Rome, the basilicas of San Marco in Venice and Saint Frances of Assisi in Italy, appearances in London and Austria, and multiple performances at Carnegie Hall in New York. Debra often occupies the stage director's chair where she has worked with casts from collegiate to professional levels. She is highly regarded for her physical approach to comedic material, garnering such labels as "slapstick," "outrageous," "laugh-out-loud funny," and "hilariously chaotic." Debra particularly enjoys setting traditional operas with a pop culture flair such as: Die ZauberBarbie, Die Fledermaus as Batman, Falstaff on Wheels, and The Merry Widow as a parody on the Marx Brothers film Duck Soup. Debra holds a Doctor of Arts in Music degree with an emphasis in conducting and voice performance from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. Prior degrees from Truman State University and William Jewell College include emphases in conducting, voice performance, and music education. She has worked with Metropolitan Opera legends Nicholas DiVirgilio and Mignon Dunn as well as Kathleen Smith Belcher from the MET’s current roster of stage directors. Dr. Lynn has studied conducting under the tutelage of maestros Paul Vermel, Douglas Amman, Fred Stoltzfus, Paul Crabb, and Arnold Epley. As a composer, Dr. Lynn writes both instrumental and vocal music and has received several commissions including Lilly and Plowshares Foundation requests. She particularly enjoys collaborative projects and has most recently worked with Nathan Granner (tenor), Jamie Chamberlin (soprano), Daniel Belcher (Grammy-winning, baritone), Farrell Vernon (saxophone), and Elizabeth Mikautadze (choreographer) as well as composers Olav Luksengård Mjelva, Jon Silpayamanant, Dominique Le Gendre and multiple projects with Stewart Copeland (founder and drummer of The Police). Debra is married to cellist, Robert Lynn. They reside in North Manchester, Indiana where they raised four offspring and are currently owned by cats, Ella Fitzgerald and Hildegard von Bingen. Dr. Lynn's composer web site may be found at debralynnmusic.org. 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Tickets purchased for the concert at the Honeywell Center will be handled by their procedures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610ada324340923e89525436/1630005107890-2GQG9NW3BUMG93WHQ87S/MSO+brass+2017.jpg Home (Backup) - 2021-2022 Season Concerto Competition The Manchester Symphony Orchestra invites vocalists, pianists, and instrumentalists to our 2021-2022 season concerto competition. Competitors must be enrolled in a high school, home school program, college, or university during the fall semester of 2021 in order to participate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610ada324340923e89525436/1628736654706-X377UFS2RFOGWLT8OMBK/MSO+flutes+2016.jpg Home (Backup) - Meet the Musicians The musicians of the Manchester Symphony Orchestra are a unique assemblage of students, faculty, staff, and alumni of Manchester University, as well as community members and other professional musicians from the region. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610ada324340923e89525436/1629998440450-Q9RTB3XN6OGCUQYGX0DG/Pam%2BHaynes%2B2017.jpg Home (Backup) - Support the MSO The MSO would not be thriving as we are without the wonderful support from our donors! By becoming a patron of the Manchester Symphony Society, you have an opportunity to show how much you appreciate what we do. 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Among the works to be featured are “Gloria” by Francis Poulenc, “Serenata Notturna” by Wolfgang Mozart, “Piano Concerto No. 1” by Johannes Brahms featuring Guest Artist-in-Residence Filip Michalak, and the world premiere of “Proverbes sur les Animaux” by Debra Lynn. Follow the link below to keep abreast of dates and ticket availability. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610ada324340923e89525436/1630005107890-2GQG9NW3BUMG93WHQ87S/MSO+brass+2017.jpg Home (Copy) with concerto comp - 2021-2022 Season Concerto Competition The Manchester Symphony Orchestra invites vocalists, pianists, and instrumentalists to our 2021-2022 season concerto competition. Competitors must be enrolled in a high school, home school program, college, or university during the fall semester of 2021 in order to participate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610ada324340923e89525436/1628736654706-X377UFS2RFOGWLT8OMBK/MSO+flutes+2016.jpg Home (Copy) with concerto comp - Meet the Musicians The musicians of the Manchester Symphony Orchestra are a unique assemblage of students, faculty, staff, and alumni of Manchester University, as well as community members and other professional musicians from the region. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610ada324340923e89525436/1629998440450-Q9RTB3XN6OGCUQYGX0DG/Pam%2BHaynes%2B2017.jpg Home (Copy) with concerto comp - Support the MSO The MSO would not be thriving as we are without the wonderful support from our donors! By becoming a patron of the Manchester Symphony Society, you have an opportunity to show how much you appreciate what we do. The MSO's Business Partners enable the Orchestra to maintain the highest standards of artistic excellence. They nurture our county's future by supporting learning, access, and training programs for youth. https://www.manchestersymphonyorchestra.org/video-updates daily 0.75 2023-08-03 https://www.manchestersymphonyorchestra.org/news/world-premiere-opens-mso-season daily 0.75 2023-09-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610ada324340923e89525436/7eecc948-b206-47ae-b3ef-da5d890dcc48/debra-lynn-photo.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610ada324340923e89525436/16e5ef20-138a-47a8-b839-e3ae8e411668/mso-red-logo.jpg https://www.manchestersymphonyorchestra.org/toward-new-horizons daily 0.75 2024-01-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610ada324340923e89525436/95bb67ac-be56-4169-8fe2-f23d15dc922c/violin-right.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610ada324340923e89525436/40800bdc-b0a8-4f51-b03e-4bd56a7ce7c7/mso-2017-078-4.jpg https://www.manchestersymphonyorchestra.org/home daily 1.0 2025-11-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610ada324340923e89525436/1629998344228-TSQ1P5P9WVVVRP7NQWOB/MSO+woodwind+mood+shot+2018.jpg Manchester Symphony Orchestra - 87th Season Announced Our 87th season showcases both familiar showpieces and more esoteric works. We begin with Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony, followed by William Mathias’ Piano Concerto No. 2 featuring guest artist-in-residence Andrew Nesler. Next, we have two choral pieces, Conte’s “Elegy for Matthew” and Charpentier’s “Te Deum” (scroll down if you want to sing!), and we wrap up the season with the world premiere of Warren & Flick’s concerto for bass and nyckelharpa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610ada324340923e89525436/cf63087b-8266-4159-8500-9ca42e870993/MSC+Singers+in+Rehearsal.jpg Manchester Symphony Orchestra - Manchester Symphony Chorus It’s back! We’ll perform with the MSO on the March 8, 2026, concert, singing “Elegy for Matthew” by David Conte and “Te Deum” by Marc-Antoine Charpentier. Weekly rehearsals begin January 27. 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