Event

Cameron O'Connor visits CSUB

Guitarist, and CSUB faculty member, Dr. Cameron O'Connor, presents a recital of guitar music at CSUB including the premiere of a piece by CSUB music program colleague Jim Scully.

The event is Thursday night, February 15, 2018 in Music Building, room 127 on the campus of CSU Bakersfield.

Tickets are $15 general/$10 seniors/$5 students.

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OConnor enjoys a diverse career in solo, chamber, and contemporary music. Recent and current performance engagements include those with John Adams, Michael Tilson Thomas, the New York Virtuoso Singers, and Boston's Firebird Ensemble. His playing has been featured in films, including James Francos Don Quixote, and his performances have been heard on Seattle's Classical 98.1 KingFM, American Public Medias Performance Today, and KPFK's Global Village.

Cameron made his Lincoln Center debut under the baton of Tan Dun, in which he performed the Concerto for Six, an ensemble piece which mixes Western and Eastern musical idioms; in a review of the concert, the New York Times observed that Cameron fluttered on his guitar strings in a manner reminiscent of a pipa players technique. Other recent highlights include an especially effective (South Florida Classical Review) performance at the New World Center in Miami, an invitation to perform at the 9/11 Memorial in New York (a ceremony which featured Vice President Joe Biden and New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg), serving as part of the Worcester Chamber Music Societys Fellowship Ensemble, and performing as a guest artist at the Aspen Music Festival. He is furthermore a prizewinner in 10 international competitions, including the Frances Walton and Tokyo International Guitar Competition.