Conductor, Dayton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra
Associate Conductor, Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra

The conductor of the Dayton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, Dr. Patrick Reynolds, is celebrating his 21st year on the DPYO podium. He is the second longest serving conductor of the DPYO in its eighty-four-year history. As leader of the youth orchestra, he serves as a mentor to gifted young musicians from throughout our region.

Dr. Reynolds also serves as Associate Conductor of the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, regularly conducting SuperPops, Rock and Educational concerts. An enthusiastic proponent of educational programming for orchestras, each season he leads the DPO in Magic Carpet and Young People’s Concerts, reaching thousands of young students across the Dayton metropolitan area. Additionally, he has conducted Dayton Opera productions of Verdi’s La Traviata, Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette, Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, Gian-Carlo Menotti’s The Consul, Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance, and Puccini’s La Bohème.

Dr. Reynolds is a Professor of Music on the faculty of the University of Dayton and was the recipient of the University’s 2020 Faculty Award in Teaching. He earned the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in conducting from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the University of Michigan School of Music.

He is married to Sonya Szabo-Reynolds, a pianist, Czech music specialist, and respected piano pedagogue.