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  Artist Biography: Mark OConnor | CFCE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The 40-something O´Connor has mastered folk, bluegrass and even classical styles during his career, but the theme Thursday was a tribute to his mentor and former band partner, the late jazz/swing/gypsy violinist Stephane Grappelli.
Mark O´Connor and his Hot Swing will be in concert at 7:30 tonight at the Ormond Beach Performing Arts Center, 399 N. 1, Ormond Beach.
O´Connor´s interest in Grappelli grew out of their meeting in 1979, but it wasn´t until his jazz mentor died in 1997 that he decided to start the Hot Swing group in his honor, O´Connor said.
www.fif-lso.org /artists/markoconnor.htm   (1731 words)

  
 sandiego.citysearch.com > Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Renowned national fiddle champion and classical virtuoso Mark OConnor returns to the San Diego Museum of Art this year with his popular World of the Violin lecture-concert series.
A local favorite, violinist Mark O'Connor is nationally known for his depth of musical knowlege and talent when it comes to making that sweet stringed instrument come alive.
O'Connor regularly performs with major American symphony orchestras and has collaborated with artists including Yo-Yo Ma, Gil Shaham, Nadja Solerno-Sonnenberg, Stephane Grappelli, James Taylor, Wynton Marsalis and Pinchas Zuckerman.
entertainment.signonsandiego.com /profile/250954?p=1   (209 words)

  
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www.happyhunter.com /zon_US/Curr_USD/catryDVD/reg_10/Mark   (65 words)

  
 Fiddler Mark O’Connor comes to College Station - Aggie Life   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
At age 40, violinist, composer and fiddler Mark O'Connor is preparing to celebrate his 30th year as a recording artist.
O'Connor said it has made him feel more in control of his surroundings and his music and he thinks the audience feels it too.
O'Connor's "American Seasons" is divided into four main seasons: 1) Spring: birth and infancy; 2) Summer: adolescence and coming of age; 3) Fall: maturity; 4) Winter: Old age and dying.
www.thebatt.com /news/2001/11/02/AggieLife/Fiddler.Mark.Oconnor.Comes.To.College.Station-516236.shtml   (904 words)

  
 CSIndy: American classic (April 22, 2004)
In addition to playing on over 500 albums (as a studio musician and recording artist), O'Connor is a world-famous composer whose 1994 "Fiddle Concerto" set a unique precedent with its amalgamation of traditional classical motifs and elements of American folk music.
O'Connor: Well, you don't start out with a great comprehension of philosophical desires, but at this point, everybody I see and play with means something [to me].
O'Connor: Yes, in the sense that I consider myself a modern music innovator, and I use tradition as my language.
www.csindy.com /csindy/2004-04-22/tendays2.html   (585 words)

  
 Mark O'Connor - The Championship Years 1975 - 1984 by Mark O'Connor; transcribed and edited by Stacy Phillips Book - ...
This book shows how Mark adapted what he learned from Benny Thomasson to produce an original voice in fiddle tune variation, becoming the most celebrated fiddle in recent history.
Several of the arrangements are presented more than once, with different arrangements and even keys to exhibit Mark's musical growth, stimulated by his continuing challenges to himself.
Also included are an interview with Mark O'Connor by the transcriber and several photos from Mark's personal collection.
www.music44.com /X/product/94585-M   (444 words)

  
 Mark O'Connor - Official Website - MarkOConnor.Com - Violinist - Composer - Fiddler
Mark O'Connor's acclaimed Appalachia Waltz Trio, featuring Natalie Haas on cello and Carol Cook on viola, embark April 6 on a 17-state spring tour that will take them across the US through the American heartland.
Repertoire for Edgeffect Ensemble's New York appearances feature O'Connor's compositions, including: Miniatures, which dates from 1989; his new Trio No. 2, entitled Strange Rims, a world premiere; his Fiddle Sonata written in 1997, as well as his Trio No. 1, which was commissioned by the acclaimed Eroica Trio and given its world premiere in 2004.
Violinist Mark O'Connor and his Hot Swing Trio pay lively homage to the jazz legacy of his mentor, the late Stephane Grappelli, on his new recording In Full Swing, highlighted with guest appearances by trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and singer Jane Monheit.
www.markoconnor.com   (680 words)

  
 Heroes by Mark O'Connor CD
Mark O'Connor, one of Nashville's most in-demand session players, has brought together the cream of improvising fiddle artists for HEROES.
Their virtuosity is enhanced by the special mixing of each track, so that O'Connor's violin solos are heard on the right speaker, while the guest violinists' solos can be heard on the left speaker.
When O'Connor and Zuckerman interpret "Ashokan Farewell" (from the PBS series "The Civil War"), they let the gloriously eloquent melody speak for itself, with a minimum of embellishment.
www.cduniverse.com /search/xx/music/pid/1101183/a/Heroes.htm   (483 words)

  
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Primarily a support system for the artists he manages, firstly Londa Larmond, then Kathy Burrell and Mark Masri, Mekehla now embarks upon being a vehicle for many Canadian gospel music artists, songwriters and producers to be heard.
Mark, the music director for Canada’s premiere and longest-running Christian television program, One Hundred Huntley Street, was nominated for two Vibe Awards in 2002 for his debut self-titled CD recording.
Another one of Toronto’s crop of fine female vocalists in the Southern Gospel tradition is Marlene O’Neil who represents her genre well with Praise His Name.
www.gospelcity.com /dynamic/print/reviews/3   (857 words)

  
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I think Joni sometimes shoots herself in the foot when she performs live, mostly in her song selection (Three Great Stimulants at Farm Aid comes immediately to mind), but I say Amen and Alleluia to her courage and conviction to always be true to herself first, last and foremost.
Nicely said Ken, it works for me. It also occurs to me that she could mean innocence as freedom from legal guilt for "crimes" resulting from the use of artifice and brutality.
Actually actually Mark - the definitive version of this song is done by our very own Claudia SanSoucie (soon to be available as a part of the NE JoniFest 2000 CDs)...
www.smoe.org /lists/joni/v2001.n036   (6057 words)

  
 MVCSoft Releases JDO Toolkit   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Posted by: Daniel OConnor on October 20, 2003 @ 08:57 AM MVCSoft today announced the release of its JDO Toolkit, Enterprise Edition.
Mark as noisy Mark as noisy Mark as noisy
If an independent third party wants to volunteer to write up a comparison I'd be happy to provide them with a copy of the software, and any assistance they need.
www.theserverside.com /news/thread.tss?thread_id=21989   (2559 words)

  
 VH1.com : Mark O'Connor : Artist Main
Born and raised in Seattle, O'Connor was always a bit out of sync with his teenage peers.
O'Connor moved to Nashville in 1983, already a former sideman...
Violinist Mark O'Connor To Perform N.Y. Debut Of His Concerto
www.vh1.com /artists/az/oconnor_mark/artist.jhtml   (231 words)

  
 Carolina Morning News on the Web | Obituaries - Obituaries for December 17, 2001 12/17/01
Survivors: his wife, Willene; children, Diane Herrin and Judy Farrell of Savannah and Margie Rogers of Washington, DC.; sister, Louise Gates of Ocala, FL; grandchildren, Brett Herrin, Mark Herrin, Julie Stoever, Scott Belford, Erin Belford, Leigh Farrell, Jeff Farrell, Kate Richards, Maggie Rogers and Williams Mullis III and five great-grandchildren.
Friends who would like to pay their respects and offer their condolences are asked to join the family on December 17 from 5:00 p.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Daniel J. OConnor, Sr.
www.lowcountrynow.com /stories/121701/OBITSindex.shtml   (2266 words)

  
 AM Archive - Olympic Poet expresses emotion of winning venue tickets
Canberra-based poet, Mark O'Connor, has received an Australia Council grant to pen a book of Olympic poetry.
With just a moment's notice he captured the agony and the joy of the past twenty-four hours for AM.
MARK O'CONNOR: It's the new millennium and we've pulled the sweat out of the Olympics.
www.abc.net.au /am/stories/s57838.htm   (279 words)

  
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Mark Stinson 7 Wesley Stinson 7 Mark A. Stinson 5 Richard Schirmeyer m.
Paul Ulliman 6 Tim OConnor 6 Terry OConnor 6 Mark OConnor m.
Candice Yochem 6 Child OConnor 6 Michael Ulliman 4 Solina Bueter b.
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 ArtistLaunch.com -- Internet Radio, Mp3, Indie Artists, and more!!!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
In 1973 Mark OConnor with friends Steve Heck and Joe OSullivan began a crazed experimentation that lead to the formation of OHO.
In 1995, Mark OConnor, Steven Heck, Joseph OSullivan, Jay Graboski and David Reeve reunited after 18 years.
Over the years a number of females vocalists have recorded with the band including Mary OConner, Sue Ellen Sacco, Elise Major, Angela Lazorini, and Kelly G. The current CD release UP is a collection of 19 songs spanning their 30 year history.
www.artistlaunch.com /artist.asp?artistid=7391   (421 words)

  
 Thylazine: The Australian Journal of Arts, Ethics & Literature: Issue No.9: Australian Poetry Book Reviews: The Forever ...
What Kirk and O'Connor intend is a graceful interplay of text and image, a counterpoint.
A sense of light, air, and liquidity is established in the juxtaposition of images and text.
Perhaps Mark O'Connor intends us to stand back a bit, and merely witness the procession of images, feeling that words can only give a taste of that remote beauty, that feast for the senses.
www.thylazine.org /archives/thyla9/mobook.html   (715 words)

  
 E-mails
I am sending two pictures of him, one of which shows him escorting Gen. Mark Clark into the Vatican shortly after the liberation of Rome.
However, he was also involved in various negotiations with Eisenhower and was probably directly involved in arranging the surrender of Italy in September 1943.
He became very close to Gen. Bedell Smith and to Gen. Mark Clark.
www.45thinfantrydivision.com /index19.htm   (4218 words)

  
 MusicShopper Music Resources Directory - Mark OConnor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Mark O'Connor - Official Website - MarkOConnor.Com - Violinist - Composer -...
Official Website of Mark O'Connor - Fiddler, Violinist, Composer....
If you use these links, we take no responsibility and give no guarantees, warranties or representations, implied or otherwise, for the content or accuracy of these third-party sites.
www.musicshopper.info /links/markoconnor.html   (86 words)

  
 Department of Aerospace Engineering   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
In a very competitive program, Jones was selected from over 200 applicants to receive this scholarship.
3) Mark Lewis and Ashwani Gupta continue to pursue their sponsored work from Department of Energy with Morgan State University in "Advanced Concepts for High Efficiency Low NOx Gas Turbine Combustor Development." This award provides for minority student training.
6) Mark Lewis and Ashwani Gupta continue to pursue their work with Morgan State University in "Advanced Concepts for High Efficiency Low NOx Gas Turbine Combustor Development".
www.inform.umd.edu /EdRes/Topic/Diversity/Response/UM/DAIP/DAIP1996/Acad/Colleges/Engineer/aero.html   (2110 words)

  
 Mark OConnor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Widely recognized as one of the most gifted contemporary composers in America, violinist/composer/fiddler Mark O’Connor, with cellist Natalie Haas and violist Carol Cook, perform the music O’Connor created for his Appalachia Waltz and Appalachian Journey projects recorded earlier with Yo-Yo Ma and Edger Mayer.
O’Connor’s journey without maps, cheering for the only musician today who can reach so deeply first into the refined, then the vernacular, giving his listeners a complex, sophisticated piece of early 21
Click here to visit the Appalachia Waltz Trio on the web
web.jccc.net /carlsencenter/mark_oconnor.htm   (128 words)

  
 Sony Classical - About
Read the latest Hot Swing Trio on the road journal entry where Mark O'Connor recalls his first meeting with Wynton Marsalis, working with Les Paul, and premiering his latest hit album In Full Swing.
Also referred to as "extraordinary" and given four stars from Downbeat Magazine, this is one jazz album not to be missed.
One of four artist features playing once an hour, Mark's "Music Profile" will run on the TV Guide Channel from March 31 - April 7.
www.sonyclassical.com /newsletter/volume6/clnotes030608.html   (739 words)

  
 Daily News (Los Angeles, CA): NOT FIDDLING AROUND VIOLINIST MARK O'CONNOR STRINGS TOGETHER REMARKABLE CAREER.(U)@ ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
When you meet Mark O'Connor, you'll notice how the tall Seattle native has eloquent hands with - as you'd expect - long fingers to fly over strings.
But as he quietly and deliberately describes his music, listen to how he'll refer to himself as a fiddler one moment and a violinist the next.
Through his 30-year career, the 42-year-old has made a career out of not fitting into one musical category and yet making everything fit.
highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?docid=1G1:106711004&refid=ink_tptd_np   (220 words)

  
 Sony Classical - News
Mark O'Connor is hitting the road with the Metamorphosen Chamber Orchestra on a thirty-concert tour.
Mark is going to be offering an exclusive online diary of this marathon experience at his website.
The sweepstakes is open to US residents age 13 or over.
www.sonyclassical.com /news/scnews010438.html   (752 words)

  
 Tetley's Lancashire County Cup Final 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Their side contains a blend of youth and experience with ex-professionals Brian Capewell (St Helens), captain Paul Roberts (Chorley), Keith Newton (Widnes and Oldham) and Andy O’Neil (Widnes) leading from the front.
Key players for Halton are half backs Neil Percival and Paul Roberts, and hooker Mark Connor.
Mark Forber, Mike Saunders, Sean Appleton, Mark Shaw, Mark Abbott, Simon Tickle, Mark Rigby, Craig Haughey, Mark Boland, Phil Pearson, Ian Speed, Ashley Carroll, Peter Cahalin, Lee Cooper, Ian Marsh, Neil Ireland, Mark Pickering, Matt Reynolds, Danny Pearson, Wayne Bloor
www.barla.org.uk /news/news.asp?NewsId=260   (696 words)

  
 Midnight on the Water / Mark O'Connor by Mark O'Connor CD
This work was written in collaboration with Luke Thomasson and incorporates the traditional tune "Bonaparte's Retreat." Transcribed: Mark O'Connor
Appalachia Waltz / Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, Mark O'Connor
Remember to focus your comments on Midnight on the Water / Mark O'Connor CD.
cduniverse.com /search/xx/music/pid/1239680/a/.../MarkO'Connor.htm   (546 words)

  
 AudioFind - usenet newsgroup index   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Ma, OConnor and Meyer - Appalachian Journey - Yo-Yo Ma, Mark OConnor and Edgar Meyer - Appalachian Journey.nfo (1/1)
Ma, OConnor and Meyer - Appalachian Journey - 11 - Poem For Carlita.mp3 (~~/29)
Ma, OConnor and Meyer - Appalachian Journey - 08 - Duet For Cello and Bass.mp3 (~~/23)
www.audiofind.com /alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.world-music&o=17   (392 words)

  
 Star Tickets Plus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Students are grades K-12 & college with ID. Seniors are patrons age 55 or older.
It's an evening of original chamber music composed by Mark O'Connor, featuring violins, viola, and cello that intricately and delightfully paints colorful musical canvasses in a traditional European instrumental setting.
Come hear songs from his smash CDs Appalachia Waltz and Appalachian Journey.
premier.ticketsplus.net /TicketsPlus/pipeline/ticketselect.asp?nt=MCOCONNR05&sc=MCOCONNR05   (127 words)

  
 University of North Dakota: UND News
Delano -- Katie Elizabeth Weis (J.F.T. OConnor); Dent -- Kelly J. Orvik (Distiguished Order of Zerocrats); Duluth -- Erika Kristine Jarvenpa (Varsity Bachelors Education Foundation), Stacey Marie Koski (Dr. Harold Haugan Chemistry)
KANSAS: Fort Scott -- Ryan Gilman Aldis (J.F.T. OConnor)
Gillette); SASKATCHEWAN: Wilcox -- Jeffrey Dean Ulmer (Len & Ceil Marti); Yellow Grass -- Allison Theresa Thiele (J.F.T. OConnor).
www.und.nodak.edu /news/NEW_SCRIPTS/print_newsrelease.jsp?id=225   (554 words)

  
 violinium
As a member of the Central Kentucky Youth Orchestras, she was Assistant Concertmaster for the Concert Orchestra and a member of Symphony through Spring 2002.
Tessa was Concertmaster at the Foster Music Camp at Eastern Kentucky University, attended the Mark O'Connor Fiddle Camp near Nashville in 2000, 2003, and 2005, attended the Aspen Music School on a New Horizon Fellowship in 2004, and was a scholarship student at the Great Wall Academy in 2005.
She likes cats and other animals, friends, art, tennis, and good food.
people.eku.edu /frederickb/violinium/about.html   (242 words)

  
 CMA Events : *Sold Out* Natalie MacMaster Friday, August 27, 7:30   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
She's been named Fiddle Player of the Year five consecutive times by the Canadian Country Music Awards, won two Juno Awards (Canada's Grammy), and been nominated for a Grammy Award as well.
MacMaster has shared the live performance stage with acts ranging from Carlos Santana to Alison Krauss, Paul Simon to the Chieftains, Luciano Pavarotti to Mark OConnor, and dozens of world-class symphony orchestras.
Besides being an amazing musician, she's a world-class dancer and internationally renowned concert performer whose live shows are “pure musical wizardry” (Los Angeles Times).
www.clemusart.com /educef/carnevale/html/4745153.html   (165 words)

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