Ivan Mykhailovych Zadorozhnyi (10 March 1916, Horodenka, now Ivano-Frankivsk region - †11 February 1972, Stamford, Connecticut, USA, buried in Bound Brook, New Jersey, USA) was a Ukrainian choral conductor and teacher.
From his biography.
He graduated from the Lviv Theological Academy in 1939, where he studied harmony, counterpoint, and music history under the guidance of Borys Kudryk.
From 1939-1941 he studied at the Lviv Conservatory.
From 1942-1946 he studied at the Hochschule für Musik in Vienna and Munich.
Since 1949, he has been conducting the Trumpet Choir in Chicago and the Cathedral Choir of the Greek Catholic Cathedral in Philadelphia.
Since 1951, he has been a singer with the New York City Opera Company.
Since 1955 he has been conductor of a church choir in New York.
Since 1959 - conductor of the Dumka Choir.
From 1962-1965, he was the director of the Taras Shevchenko Bandura Choir in Detroit, with which he toured the USA and Canada.
Since 1963 - Professor of Music at Stamford Theological Seminary.
Since 1964 - He was the first musical interpreter of the opera "The Witch" by P. Pechenega-Uhlytsky.
