Connor J. Koppin is an award-winning composer and conductor of choral music. The recipient of the 2016 Nathan Davis Prize in composition, as well as winner of the 2014 Capital Hearings Young Composers Competition, he has written for prestigious ensembles such as The Warburg Choir, University of Cincinnati Men's Chorus, The Young New Yorkers’ Chorus, the Luther College Norsemen, and the Shrine of the Ages Choir of Northern Arizona University. Connor is presently
pursuing a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting from Michigan State University, where he studies conducting. Koppin's music has been selected as All-State repertoire in Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Texas. Koppin is a graduate of Michigan State University (M.M. Choral Conducting) and
Wartburg College (B.M. Music Education) and lives in East Lansing.