is an active freelance music teacher, performer, organist, and composer/arranger in the greater Atlanta area, residing in Carrollton, GA. He studied euphonium and trombone at Kennesaw State under Dr. Martin Cochran, Dr. Paul Dickinson, Jason Casanova, Nate Zgonc, and Dr. Tom Gibson. He is the founder and owner of Connor R. Sullivan Music, LLC, where he enjoys being a full time professional musician, combining all of his musical passions.
As a teacher, he has a private studio of over 15 piano, euphonium, and trombone students, many of whom have made it to county-, district-, and state-wide honor bands, and some who have advanced through several rounds of the Georgia Governor’s Honors Program interviews. He also provides low brass sectionals for several high school and middle school band programs in the Atlanta area.
As a performer, he plays euphonium, piano, and organ with the Atlanta Wind Symphony and has joined them for several notable performances at the Georgia Music Educators Association Annual In-Service Conference in 2020, and at the Midwest Clinic in 2021. He has been a member since 2017. He is also a member of Lauda Musicam of Atlanta, a Renaissance ensemble, where he plays bass sackbut and has been a member since 2023. He is currently the Assistant Organist at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church in Atlanta, and enjoys singing bass in the Canterbury Choir while he’s not at the organ. His previous organist roles include: Organ Scholar at St. Bart’s (2019), Organist and Choral Accompanist at Mary Our Queen Catholic Church in Atlanta (2019), Organist and Pianist at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Rome (2019-2023).
As a composer/arranger, Mr. Sullivan has had many pieces performed and premiered, most notably by the Atlanta Freedom Bands, the Kennesaw State University Brass Ensemble, and by several graduate-level student colleagues. Mr. Sullivan has experience providing several services, including transcriptions, part transpositions, custom arrangements, original compositions, and more. He has been writing music since he was about 10 years old and loves being able to share his musical voice through composition and arranging.