The Ozarks Chorale Director

Dr. C. Myron Flippin is a graduate of Ponca City, OK High School, where he was an All-State and All-American Musician. He attended Kansas State University and majored in Music Education and European History. Dr. Flippin pursued a career in management from 1972 to 1987, where he was awarded an MBA certificate by the Wickes Corporation. His successful management career is noted with numerous awards and recognitions, including the Wickes Corporation Rookie Manager of the Year, Fiscal 1977-1978. While functioning as a general manager of large retail operations, Flippin controlled inventories of up to $4 million, sales budgets to $20 million, and approved purchases to $20 million per year. He also supervised directly forty employees (indirectly 110 employees) and oversaw several large construction projects. Among these projects were: the complete renovation of a 115,000 square feet retail unit in Tulsa, Oklahoma; the complete remodel of three smaller retail units; the supervision of materials for a Native American housing project for the Kaw tribe, comprising fifty (50) individual housing units; material delivery to over 3,000 residential units; and numerous other commercial and residential projects.

Flippin was an assistant Civil Engineer with San-Ore Gardner Construction Company on the Kaw Dam project of the Arkansas River Navigational System, 1971-1972. He has also taught blueprint reading and estimating at Pioneer Area Vo-Tech School in Ponca City, Oklahoma.

Flippin returned to music and earned a Master of Music degree in cello performance and voice in 1990, and a Doctoral of Musical Arts (ABD) in orchestral conducting, in 1994. He studied, performed and conducted in Austria in 1989 and 1992. There he performed with the Melkus Ensemble, the International Symphony, and master classes with Christopher Bunting and Phyllis Young. His graduate studies included cello, with Professor Marjorie Cornelius, and voice with Sean Daniel. He studied privately with internationally known conductor Akira Endo from 1990-1992. Flippin also performed with the White River Trio at various theaters in Branson from 2000-2005.

Flippin was previously co-principal cellist with the North Arkansas Symphony, string rehearsal conductor for NASO and conductor of the NASO Youth Orchestra. He has been associated with the NASO since 1995. He is a Master-Class teacher and does clinics and guest appearances in the USA and Europe. He was formerly Assistant-Conductor and principal cellist of Opera in the Ozarks from 1996-1999. He was at the podium of the Oklahoma Community Symphony from 1991-1994. Since 2006 he has been the Music Director of the Ozarks Chorale. In May, 2007, he was appointed Music Director of the Northwest Arkansas Academy of Fine Arts in Rogers, Arkansas, and held that position until May, 2009. He was Music Director for the North Arkansas Symphony Youth Orchestra program from 2000 - 2008. It is with the North Arkansas Symphony Youth Orchestra that Flippin made his Carnegie Hall debut in April of 2008. In July, 2008, Flippin was appointed Music Director of the newly formed Ozarks Philharmonic Youth Orchestras, Inc. He currently holds that position and is conductor of the Youth Symphony of the Ozarks. He was a church choir director with Putnam City United Methodist Church, and Putnam City Baptist Church, Oklahoma City, Ok. 1986-1993. In 2007 Flippin retired from cello performing, but still makes appearances as conductor, vocalist, actor, narrator and guest speaker. He maintains a large cello/bass/ and vocal studio in northwest Arkansas. He takes satisfaction in being mentor to a wide range of musicians, from beginners to professionals.  

Flippin has resided near Eureka Springs, AR in the White River valley since 1996.

15th Anniversary Spring Concert!
May 1, 2010, 7:30 PM
The Eureka Springs Auditorium
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Questions?
Call Chorale President, Carol Klarr
981-1191