About
BIO
Connor Cummins (b. 1998) is a composer, music educator, and multi-instrumentalist based in Detroit, Michigan. His work is a culmination of his wide range of musical experiences— wind band, jazz band, choir, orchestra, and drumline— as well as his range of roles in those experiences. He aims to use this varied background to express a unique voice that encourages others to find profundity in the ordinary, to be radically human, and to have fun doing it.
BIO (LONG)
Connor Cummins (b. 1998) is a composer, music educator, and multi-instrumentalist based in Detroit, Michigan. He received a Bachelor of Music Education in Instrumental Music Education and a Bachelor of Music in Theory / Composition from Central Michigan University, where he studied composition with Dr. Jay Batzner, Dr. José-Luis Maúrtua, and Dr. Evan Ware, as well as bassoon with MaryBeth Minnis.
Primarily a bassoonist, Connor has spent extensive time in several types of ensembles, including choir, wind band, jazz band, orchestra, and marching band / drumline. Connor credits this wide range of experiences as the foundation for his holistic perspective on teaching, writing, and philosophizing about music.
He was the winner of the 2019 ACDA Choral Composition Competition at Central Michigan University and has been commissioned by groups throughout Michigan to write both chamber and large ensemble music.
Connor currently resides in the Metro Detroit area with his tortoise, Buddy, and his collection of obscure and/or less common wind instruments. Although he teaches elementary general music, band, and choir full-time, he remains active as a performer as a member of both the Southeastern Michigan Wind Ensemble (SEMWE) and Rochester Community Concert Band (RCCB). When somehow not involving himself in musical activities, he can be found hanging out with friends, playing Magic: the Gathering, watching psychological horror movies, going to stand-up comedy shows, or yearning to one day own a Heckelphone.
