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A native of Pittsburgh, Connor Doran is currently pursuing a Master of Music degree in Conducting from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. He is the recipient of the Herman Genhart Choral Conducting Scholarship and is under the tutelage of Dr. William Weinert. At Eastman, he is the Personnel Manager Designate for the Eastman-Rochester Chorus for the 2018-2019 Season. Doran holds a Bachelors of Science in Music Education from Duquesne University, and is now Choir Director and Organist at Saint Thomas More Roman Catholic Parish in Rochester. Doran is active as a conductor, pianist, organist, and vocalist.
In 2018, Doran was recently made his International conducting debut with the Toronto Mendelsohn Choir (TMC) and Elora Festival Singers as part of TMC’s Emerging Conductors’ Symposium. Doran conducted BWV 62 Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland with orchestra and soloists, as part of the choral department’s Cantata! series. This semester he is conducting the Repertory Singers in works of Mozart, Poulenc, and Howells accompanied by chamber orchestra and soloists. |
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As a performer, he traveled to Italy and Spain with the Duquesne University Opera Department as the collaborative pianist for coaching’s and performances in Rome and Florence in 2015. There, he worked with singer Fiorenza Cosotto and Maestra Nicoletta Conti. In 2016, he was awarded the J. Cornetti Tucci Piano Performance Award from the Duquesne University piano faculty. In 2017, he conducted the Madrigal Singers of Fox Chapel Area High School at the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association State Conference while student teaching with Benjamin Murray.
As a church musician he has worked for a wide array of churches in the Pittsburgh and Greensburg Dioceses. Most recently he was Associate Organist and Conductor at Saint Ferdinand’s in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania. Previous to this, he served as Interim Director of Music Ministries at Saint Elizabeth of Hungary Parish, Interim Organist at Historic Mount Saint Peter’s Parish, as well as serving on the Spiritan Campus Ministry team at Duquesne.
Doran has studied conducting with the late Dr. Robert Page, Dr. Caron Daley, and Dr. William Weinert. Doran has also participated in Masterclass settings with Dr. Deanna Joseph, Dr. Daniel Bara, and Dr. Craig Hella Johnson.
He has received awards from the United State’s Marine (Sempre Fidelis Award), Pittsburgh Steinway Piano Gallery, Pittsburgh Piano Teachers Association, Music in the Parks: Cedar Point, and Duquesne University.
Doran is an active member of National Association for Music Educators, Pennsylvania Music Educators Association, Music Teachers National Association, National Association of Pastoral Musicians, and the American Choral Directors Association.
As a church musician he has worked for a wide array of churches in the Pittsburgh and Greensburg Dioceses. Most recently he was Associate Organist and Conductor at Saint Ferdinand’s in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania. Previous to this, he served as Interim Director of Music Ministries at Saint Elizabeth of Hungary Parish, Interim Organist at Historic Mount Saint Peter’s Parish, as well as serving on the Spiritan Campus Ministry team at Duquesne.
Doran has studied conducting with the late Dr. Robert Page, Dr. Caron Daley, and Dr. William Weinert. Doran has also participated in Masterclass settings with Dr. Deanna Joseph, Dr. Daniel Bara, and Dr. Craig Hella Johnson.
He has received awards from the United State’s Marine (Sempre Fidelis Award), Pittsburgh Steinway Piano Gallery, Pittsburgh Piano Teachers Association, Music in the Parks: Cedar Point, and Duquesne University.
Doran is an active member of National Association for Music Educators, Pennsylvania Music Educators Association, Music Teachers National Association, National Association of Pastoral Musicians, and the American Choral Directors Association.