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Darilyn Manring Obituary
Darilyn Dee Manring (August 14, 1953-December 9, 2019)
Principal Cellist, Greater Bridgeport Symphony
On December 9, Darilyn Manring lost her long battle with cancer. She was born August 14, 1953 in Nebraska City, Nebraska to a father who was a choral conductor and a mother who was a clerical assistant. She completed high school and a college degree in cello performance in Illinois before being admitted to Yale School of Music at age 20 as a graduate assistant of Aldo Parisot. She was awarded a Doctor of Musical Arts in Cello Performance from Boston University in 1999, writing a dissertation on Latin American women composers for cello.
Dr. Manring's concert career took her to Russia, Europe, Cuba, South America and throughout the United States. She recorded for Phonodisc in Brazil. She held academic positions in Wyoming, Louisiana and Pennsylvania while continuing to perform on the East Coast. Locally, she taught at Neighborhood Music School in New Haven, Westport School of Music, Choate Rosemary Hall, Hopkins School, Hotchkiss School, University of Bridgeport, Sacred Heart University and most recently at Western Connecticut State University. She was a part-time orchestra teacher in the Wilton Public Schools beginning in 2002 and served as a lower strings coach for Greater Bridgeport Youth Orchestras (now Greater Connecticut Youth Orchestras) for more than 15 years.
She performed with the Greater Bridgeport Symphony for 42 seasons, serving as Principal Soloist after 1982. She was also Principal Cellist with Wallingford, Waterbury and Norwalk symphonies and made many other concert appearances in New England.
Besides her musical career, Dr. Manring was an avid student and teacher in the field of wholistic health. She taught spiritual leadership courses through the Americana Leadership College after 1978, and was a Reiki Master and an ordained priest in the Order of Melkezadek. She is survived by her sister, Lesley Manring; her aunt, Jean L. Hager; her nephew, Anton Borchers; her great-nephew, Cristian Borchers; her great-niece, Isabella Trevino; and her great-nephew, Ethan Trevino. Memorials in lieu of flowers should be made to the Greater Connecticut Youth Orchestras, PO Box 645, Fairfield, CT 06824. Donations may also be made online at gctyo.org.
A memorial service is planned for 5 PM Saturday, January 4 at Trackside, 15 Station Rd., Wilton, CT.
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January 4, 2020
It's hard to believe that such a vibrant and fun person has passed away. Darilyn and I began teaching at Northwestern State U. in the Fall, 1999. Although strangers, we both had a connection to the Bridgeport Symphony and became friends. We lost contact a few years after she left NSU, and I am very sorry to know that illness ended her very meaningful and noteworthy life.
Roberta L. Walters
Natchitoches, LA
Lisa Bernard
January 3, 2020
Darilyn fought hard against her cancer. She left this world as she lived it - fiercely independent, grounded and devoted. She was a lover of horses, a skilled equestrian, a devotee to nature and, of course, a trustee in the glorious medium of classical music. A faculty member at BU described her as "the finest cellist to ever come through Boston University." I admired how proud she was of her cozy home where she nurtured her students by the fireplace and in which she was surrounded by the rocks she treasured as a Coloradoan. Her presence was a blessing, as is her memory.
Diane White
December 30, 2019
It was a joy to know you and share fun times in Puerto Rico and other ALC conference centres.
See you at the next conference with our beloved mentor♥ Fly well and see you in the light
Galindo Rodriguez
December 19, 2019
Darilyn was a fine person, patient and helpful teacher, and excellent musician. An accomplished professor.
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