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The Improvised Violin Concerto / Mark O'connor, violin; Boston Youth SO (Includes DVD)

1 CD / OMAC Records / 2013-06-11

Conductors: Cortese, Federico
Ensemble: Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra

Mark O'Connor has created a first in classical music: for the first time in 300 years of violin concertos, he has composed an orchestral concerto...continue...

Mark O'Connor: American Classics

1 CD / OMAC Records / 2012-02-14

Works: J. Bodewalt Lampe: Rubber Dolly Rag; Juventino Rosas: The loveliest night of the year; Canadian Traditional: Rippling Water Jig, traditional dance melody; Jewish Traditional: Hava Nagila; American Tr...
Performers: Aizawa, Rieko; O'Connor, Mark [Violin]

The first collection comprised solely of traditional American songs that Mark O'Connor has released since Soppin' the Gravy, from his teenage years. It includes beloved...continue...
Recording information: Sean Swinney Studios, New York, NY (06/09/2011-06/10/2011).

The country and bluegrass fiddler Mark O'Connor has been a pioneer in the institutionalization of American ver...continue...

An Appalachian Christmas / Mark O'Connor, Renee Fleming, Yo-Yo Ma; James Taylor et al.

1 CD / OMAC Records / 2011-09-13

A perfect musical delight for Christmastime! These beautiful, lilting Christmas melodies take you right to the heartland with Mark O'Connor and an all-star cast of...continue...

O'Connor: String Quartets no 2 & 3 / O'Connor, Kavafian, Neubauer, Haimovitz

1 CD / OMAC Records / 2009-05-26

Works: Mark O'Connor: Quartet for Strings no 2 'Bluegrass'; Quartet for Strings no 3 'Old-Time'
Performers: Haimovitz, Matt; Kavafian, Ida [Violin]; Neubauer, Paul; O'Connor, Mark [Violin]

"O'Connor, pied piper of a new brand of Americana, is a maverick. His goal is to make us fall in love with American music -...continue...

O'Connor: Americana Symphony, Violin Concerto no 6 / O'Connor, Alsop, Smirnoff, et al

1 CD / OMAC Records / 2009-03-10

Works: Mark O'Connor: Americana Symphony ("Variations on Appalachia Waltz"), for orchestra; Concerto for Violin no 6 ("Old Brass")
Performers: O'Connor, Mark [Violin]
Conductors: Alsop, Marin; Smirnoff, Joel
Ensemble: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra

What is American classical music? This CD contains the latest Mark O'Connor orchestral scores: Americana Symphony "Variations on Appalachia Waltz" (2006) and Concerto No. 6...continue...
Recording information: Meyerhoff Orchestra Hall, Baltimore, MD; Sanders Theatre, Harvard, Cambridge, MA....continue...

Mark O'Connor: Folk Mass

1 CD / OMAC Records / 2008-10-14

Works: Mark O'Connor: Let Us Move, for chorus & violin; Folk Mass, for chorus
Performers: O'Connor, Mark [Violin]
Conductors: Patterson, Elizabeth C.
Ensemble: Gloriae Dei Cantores

Mark O'Connor creates a choral CD masterpiece with his compositions Folk Mass and Let Us Move, sung by one of the great virtuoso church choirs...continue...
Personnel: Gloriae Dei Cantores (vocals)....continue...

O'Connor: Double Violin Concerto, etc / Salerno-Sonnenberg

1 CD / OMAC Records / 2008-08-12

Works: Mark O'Connor: Double Violin Concerto, for 2 violins & orchestra; Appalachia Waltz; Johnny Appleseed Suite; John Newton: Amazing Grace
Performers: Jarvis, John; O'Connor, Mark [Violin]; Salerno-Sonnenberg, Nadja; Sutton, Bryan
Conductors: Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: Colorado Symphony Orchestra

In the Double Violin Concerto O'Connor utilizes some of his most important musical inspirations: blues and jazz. The CD also features O'Connor's much-loved "Appalachia Waltz,"...continue...