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Michael O'Connor is a Professor of Music and currently serves as the Interim Chair of the Department of Music. He joined the faculty in 2007 and specializes in music history and low brass studies.
Dr. O'Connor holds the following academic credentials:
- PhD in Musicology, Florida State University
- MMus in Musicology, Florida State University
- MMus in Brass Performance, Florida State University
- BS in Education: Music, Tennessee Technological University
His primary research explores the intersections of musical composition and Catholic theology in medieval and Renaissance Spain. He has also published in the area of 19th-century American brass band music. Dr. O'Connor has presented his research at conferences across multiple countries including the U.S., Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Norway, and England. He is particularly known for his co-edited volume "Treasures of the Golden Age: Essays on Music of the Iberian and Latin American Renaissance in Honor of Robert M. Stevenson" and his contribution to "Guide to the Euphonium Repertoire: The Euphonium Source Book" where he authored the history of the euphonium.
Dr. O'Connor maintains an active performance career alongside his academic work. He was a founding member of several period-brass instrument ensembles including the Washington Cornett & Sackbutt Ensemble, The Coates Brass Band, and Newberry's Victorian Cornet Band. Currently, he performs with the Orchid City Brass Band and serves as a staff singer at the Basilica of St. Edward in Palm Beach.
