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Michelle Hynson Assistant Conductor Laureate |
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Michelle Hynson performed with Bel Canto Chorus from 1989 to 2024 as assistant conductor, accompanist, and soprano section leader. She has been active in Milwaukee as a pianist, soprano soloist, accompanist, composer, church musician, and voice teacher since 1981. She has performed extensively throughout the Midwest as a solo artist, singing with a wide range of notables, including Luciano Pavarotti and Mandy Patinkin.
As a concert pianist, Hynson has performed Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue on tour in Spain with the American Festival Orchestra. She was the premiere pianist for Bel Canto’s performance of Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle. She has performed in concert with area orchestras ranging from the Homestead Chamber Orchestra to the Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra. Hynson was featured as performer and composer/arranger throughout the 2019-20 season as Bel Canto celebrated her 30th season. In 2022, she was featured by the Kettle Moraine Symphony, playing Eclogue, opus 10 by Gerald Finzi.
Over 4,000 Wisconsin students attended performances of her two original music theater compositions, Not Me, A.D., focusing on drug and alcohol prevention, and It’s Cool To Be Nice, dealing with middle-school social issues. She has published numerous choral arrangements through Hal Leonard, Shawnee Press, and Lorenz Publishing Company. Her latest arranging endeavors include seven books of violin duets published by Hal Leonard.
As an involved community member, Hynson volunteered at the YMCA for over 25 years, working with people stricken with MS. She has completed six 3-Day 60-Mile Komen Breast Cancer Walks, and is a vocal advocate for MS and breast cancer research. The Hynsons have five children and six grandchildren.
As a concert pianist, Hynson has performed Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue on tour in Spain with the American Festival Orchestra. She was the premiere pianist for Bel Canto’s performance of Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle. She has performed in concert with area orchestras ranging from the Homestead Chamber Orchestra to the Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra. Hynson was featured as performer and composer/arranger throughout the 2019-20 season as Bel Canto celebrated her 30th season. In 2022, she was featured by the Kettle Moraine Symphony, playing Eclogue, opus 10 by Gerald Finzi.
Over 4,000 Wisconsin students attended performances of her two original music theater compositions, Not Me, A.D., focusing on drug and alcohol prevention, and It’s Cool To Be Nice, dealing with middle-school social issues. She has published numerous choral arrangements through Hal Leonard, Shawnee Press, and Lorenz Publishing Company. Her latest arranging endeavors include seven books of violin duets published by Hal Leonard.
As an involved community member, Hynson volunteered at the YMCA for over 25 years, working with people stricken with MS. She has completed six 3-Day 60-Mile Komen Breast Cancer Walks, and is a vocal advocate for MS and breast cancer research. The Hynsons have five children and six grandchildren.
