DANKO DRUSKO
FINE ARTS | DDRUSKO@YORK.ORG
Born to Croatian parents in Germany, Dr. Druško is currently Music Director of Youth Music Monterey County, Youth Orchestra Salinas/El Sistema USA and Instrumental Director at York School. He spent two years as Visiting Assistant Professor and Director of Orchestra & Opera at the Northern Illinois University School of Music. He is a frequent guest conductor, clinician and pre-concert lecturer.
Drusko has conducted professional, university and youth orchestras throughout Europe and North America such as the Frankfurt Radio Symphony, Frankfurt Opera, Opéra Royal de Wallonie, Budapest Operetta, Metropolitan Orchestra Lisbon, Rochester Philharmonic, Naples Philharmonic, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Music, University of Nebraska-Omaha School of Music, Jacobs School of Music, Eastman School of Music, Guildhall School of Music, Staatliche Hochschule für Musik Trossingen and YOLA (Youth Orchestra Los Angeles, LA Phil), among others.
Danko holds a Doctor of Music degree in Orchestral Conducting from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. He currently lives in Monterey County with his wife and pets.
York School
9501 York Road
Monterey, CA 93940
Phone: 831-372-7338
Monterey, CA 93940
Phone: 831-372-7338
We inspire and prepare a diverse community of creative, independent thinkers.
Since 1959, York School has created an exceptional college-prep experience for our youth: inspiring them to develop intellectual curiosity; challenging them to create and try new things; and preparing them to be passionate contributors in college and in life.
Since 1959, York School has created an exceptional college-prep experience for our youth: inspiring them to develop intellectual curiosity; challenging them to create and try new things; and preparing them to be passionate contributors in college and in life.
York School is committed to equal opportunity in educational programs, employment and campus life. The School does not discriminate on the basis of age, ancestry, color, disability, gender, marital status, national origin, parental status, race, religion, sexual orientation, or veteran status in any access to and treatment in School programs and activities.