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| The Maestra, a Japan-native, in rehearsal |
After a two-year search for a new Music Director, the Chattanooga Symphony and Opera has made its choice: Dr. Kayoko Dan. She recently completed her three-year tenure as the Assistant Conductor of The Phoenix Symphony before becoming the Music Director and Conductor of the Central Kentucky Youth Orchestra in Lexington, KY, a position she will hold until joining the CSO in September 2011. She is the eighth Music Director of the CSO and the first female to hold the position. "Kayoko Dan began her musical training in Japan at age three. After relocating to the United States, she continued her musical studies with flute and received her Bachelor in Music Education at The University of Texas, and her DMA in Conducting and Master in Music education from Arizona State University. She was named the Karajan Fellowship for the Young Conductors in 2007 and David Effron
