Mitchell Manlapig is a Doctor of Musical Arts candidate in Orchestral Conducting at Texas Christian University. Under the tutelage of Dr. Germán Gutiérrez, Manlapig serves as assistant conductor and manager of the TCU Symphony Orchestra. In addition to his duties with the TCU Symphony, he is the principal conductor of the TCU Opera department. 

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Beyond his studies at TCU, Manlapig is the assistant conductor of the Fort Worth Youth Orchestra and the Fort Worth Medical Orchestra, where he also serves as operational director. He holds a conducting fellowship with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra and was recently assistant conductor to Miguel Harth-Bedoya during Fort Worth Opera’s 2024 production of La bohéme. In 2024 he was also recognized as a National Finalist: Honorable Mention by the American Prize in Conducting.

 

Prior to his studies at TCU, Manlapig earned a Master of Music in Orchestral Conducting from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. During his final year of study at UWM, Manlapig served as acting director and manager of the UWM Symphony, as well as assistant conductor of the University/Community Orchestra. His position as acting director of the UWM Symphony led him to close collaborations with esteemed conductors such as Ken-David Masur and David Bloom. In 2021, he was selected as a participant in the Chicago Conducting Masterclass and Workshop Series with Donald Schleicher.

 

During his undergraduate study at Oklahoma Baptist University, Manlapig served as assistant conductor for the OBU/Shawnee Community Orchestra. He additionally garnered conducting appearances with wind ensembles, chamber groups, choirs, and was conductor for OBU's production of Mozart's Die Zauberflöte in 2020. As an acclaimed pianist, Manlapig is a two-time winner of OBU's annual Concerto-Aria competition and member of the prestigious Pi Kappa Lambda music honor society. Upon graduating with a B.M.A. in Piano performance in 2020, Manlapig received both the Outstanding Senior in the Division of Music and the W.P. Blake Award, the highest honor bestowed by the university.

 

Manlapig has studied conducting with Dr. Germán Gutiérrez, Dr. Christopher Aspaas, Dr. Jun Kim, Dr. John Climer, Dr. Teresa Purcell, and Dr. Christopher Matthews. He has studied piano with Elena Abend, Dr. Michael Dean, and Kaye Shields.