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Christopher Kypros

Director of Music

Pianist Christopher Kypros received a Master's degree from The Juilliard School in New York, where he studied with the virtuoso pianist, Sascha Gorodnitzki and completed his undergraduate studies at Old Dominion University.

Chris is no stranger to the Hampton Roads arts community. He has been guest soloist with the Virginia Symphony, the Virginia Beach Symphony Orchestra, and various regional college orchestras. As a chamber musician, he has performed with the Feldman String Quartet, the LeHigh String Quartet, and the Norfolk Chamber Consort. His talent has also taken him outside the area, having performed with the Jacksonville Symphony with Skitch Henderson on the podium. Most recently in November 2004, Chris performed a solo piano concert at The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.

From 1977 to 1982, Chris served as a member of the piano faculty at the College of William Mary. He subsequently joined the faculty of Norfolk Academy where he taught music from the elementary level to the high school level for 19 years. As musical director for more than sixty productions with more than a thousand performances, he has extensive experience in the realm of musical theater.

Yearly, Chris performs original piano accompaniments to silent movie classics at the Naro Expanded Cinema in Norfolk. He has appeared as an actor in numerous community theater productions and on television for New Dominion Pictures. A composer as well, his compositions include Liturgy of Peace, a musical setting of the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom from the Greek Orthodox Church. Chris has also conducted choral workshops across the United States. A resident of Norfolk, Chris accompanies choruses at Maury High School and Norfolk Academy, and directs the choir at the “Annunciation” Greek Orthodox Cathedral.