Mark Hyczko was recently appointed Music Director and Conductor of the New Brunswick Chamber Orchestra, a professional chamber orchestra based in central New Jersey. He will lead several concerts during the 2012-2013 season at venues throughout  the city of New Brunswick. Previously, as conductor of the Pineda Lyric Opera Company, he led productions of Dido and  Aeneas and The Merry Widow.  Additionally, while at The Little Opera Company of New Jersey, he conducted performances of Madama Butterfly and Die Fledermaus. Outside of the U.S, he led performances of I Pagliacci in Mercury Opera’s innovative 2008 production at the Edmonton International Fringe Festival in Alberta, Canada. In May of 2010, he served as the assistant conductor for New Jersey State Opera’s critically acclaimed production of Porgy and Bess. As a pianist, he has collaborated with a number of singers in performance, appearing in recital throughout New Jersey including with his wife, soprano Nadine Robinson, performing a benefit for The Discovery Orchestra. He has also appeared on NBC’s Today Show accompanying tenor Philip Alongi. In addition to performing, Mr. Hyczko currently teaches at Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. He holds the positions of Director of Music and Organist at St. Peter’s Church in Freehold, New Jersey where he is also the Artistic Director of the Downtown Concert Series, a classical music series that is regularly broadcast throughout the tri-state area on WWFM - The Classical Network. Additionally, he is the Choir Director and Organist at Temple B’nai Or in Morristown, New Jersey. Mr. Hyczko received his Master’s Degree in Piano from The Mannes College of Music, where he studied under Pavlina Dokovska. He also holds degrees in both Music and Chemistry from Rutgers University.

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