O'CONNOR METHOD CAMP NEW YORK CITY

O'Connor Method Camp New York City ® 
O'Connor Method Camp New York City Gallery
August 3-7, 2015
Student "Playdown" on Friday night! Everyone on the camp performed pieces from the O'Connor Method books! Photo by Richard Casamento.
Student "Playdown" on Friday night! Photo by Richard Casamento.
Mark and Maggie began the "Playdown" with "Fiddlin' Around" from upcoming Book V. Students join in as the tunes progress through the books all the way to Book I with everyone on stage! Photo by Richard Casamento.
Playing together! Photo by Richard Casamento.
Playing together with all ages and levels. Photo by Richard Casamento.
Cellist Taiwo came all the way from Nigeria to participate in the O'Connor Method Camp NYC. Photo by Richard Casamento.
Taiwo collaborates with a student to perform a cello duet! Photo by Richard Casamento.
Teacher and student collaborations! Ross Debardelaben and his student perform in the daily student recital. Photo by Richard Casamento.
Student Joshua Wang performing in the student recital. Photo by Richard Casamento.
Student Fiona Blackburn playing the violin. Photo by Richard Casamento.
Faculty Hilary Castle and student Fiona performing together. Photo by Richard Casamento.
Student Felix Bransbourg performing in daily recital. Photo by Richard Casamento.
Making friends at the O'Connor Method Camp NYC 2015. Photo by Richard Casamento.
Daniel Pearl Memorial Viola recipient Hana Morford participating in the All Camp Orchestra. Photo by Richard Casamento.
The fabulous cello section of the All Camp Orchestra. Photo by Richard Casamento.
All Camp Orchestra. Photo by Richard Casamento.
All Camp Orchestra, all ages and levels! Photo by Richard Casamento.
Daily All Camp Orchestra. Photo by Richard Casamento.
Daily All Camp Orchestra. Photo by Richard Casamento.
Camp Party with the O'Connor Family Band! Photo by Richard Casamento.
Happy Birthday Mr. O'Connor! Photo by Richard Casamento.
Camp Photo. Photo by Richard Casamento.
Student Angelo Chery performing in student recital. Photo by Richard Casamento.
Teacher Trainer from "Jazz Mobile" Darnell Jay Starkes performing in the daily recital. Photo by Richard Casamento.
Thursday night Student Electives Concert. Photo by Richard Casamento.
Bass performance at the student electives concert. Photo by Richard Casamento.
Playing violin in the classroom. Photo by Richard Casamento.
Students at the O'Connor Method Camp NYC. Photo by Richard Casamento.
Daniel Pearl Memorial Instrument recipients from 2014 rehearsing for the Student Electives Concert before they pass along the instruments to new lucky recipients. Photo by Richard Casamento.
2015 Daniel Pearl Recipient Ronan Brown jamming with Mr. O'Connor in the lobby. Photo by Richard Casamento.
A Camp student Ronan Brown. Photo by Richard Casamento.
Faculty Joe Smart and A Camp student Dinesh Subasinghe from Sri Lanka. Photo by Richard Casamento.
Students at the O'Connor Method Camp NYC. Photo by Richard Casamento.
Orchestra elective at the O'Connor Method Camp NYC. Photo by Richard Casamento.
Orchestra elective. Photo by Richard Casamento.
Music and Movement class. Photo by Richard Casamento.
Faculty Pamela Hamilton. Photo by Richard Casamento.
The Playdown!
Daily Jam Session
Daily Jam Session, everyone plays all ages and levels.
Maggie O'Connor and Fiona Blackburn enjoying the camp party for Mr. O'Connor's Birthday! Photo by Bradford Blackburn.
Faculty Joe Smart performing at Orientation and Faculty Introduction the night before camp begins.
A special moment when the piano was locked, so Mr. O'Connor grabbed a guitar to accompany Joshua Wang in the daily student recital! Oh the magic that can happen at the O'Connor Method Camp NYC!
Mark O'Connor showing students his white fiddle he played to win all of those fiddle competitions!
Happy faces making friends at the O'Connor Method Camp NYC
You may even find yourself trying out an instrument from Sri Lanka at this camp!
August 1-5, 2016
Daily All Camp Orchestra
Maggie O'Connor and Kate Lee kick off the first Daily Recital of the week with a duo of Shenandoah from Book II.
Mark O'Connor is surprised on his Birthday during his Teacher Training seminar by another class led by his son, Forrest!
Camp Group Photo 2016
Chamber Music elective
Class led by Forrest O'Connor, Kate Lee, and Geoff Saunders
Hilary Castle teaching some tunes
Mark O'Connor conducting the Book III and IV teacher training course.
Joe Smart's guitar class!
Daily Jam Session
Finale Concert - The Playdown!
Finale Concert Playdown with the O'Connor Band
Geoff Saunders plays with Didi and Jodie Stone in the Daily Recital
Daily Recital
Violin Duet from Book IV at the Daily Recital
Book IV Violin Duet "Faded Love" with Hannah Klinghoffer and Angelo Chery
Joshua Wang performs some Bach
Dinesh Subasinghe of Sri Lanka plays a duo with Geoff Saunders
Cello Duos at the Daily Recital
Joe Smart and Sara Caswell teach class together
Viola faculty Pamela Hamilton smiles between classes
Sara Caswell playing her hardanger fiddle
All Camp Orchestra
Student Electives Concert
Mark O'Connor gives a standing ovation
The O'Connor Band debuts their later Grammy Nominated album "Coming Home" at the Finale Concert!
O'Connor Band CD Premiere
Cello
Student Artwork, name that song!
Cello group class!
Daniel Pearl Memorial Recipients 2015 stand with the new 2016 recipients and Mark O'Connor. Left to right: Mark O'Connor, Jafre Chase, Joshua Wang, Katherine Evans, Ronan Brown, and Angelo Chery.
Daisy Jopling's class!
Smiling Daisy Jopling and students
Daily Jam Session
Former Mark O'Connor Camp student Jenee Fleenor and her bandmates stop by the camp to say hello! She now plays with Blake Shelton and Stephen Tyler!
Daily Recital, Tandum Lett performs
Student Electives Concert, How to Jam Elective performs
Making friends!
Student Electives Concert
Daily Recital with Pamela Hamilton
Daily Recital
Hanging out with MOC
Fiona Blackburn and Riley Danielson are featured here!
Ulli Reiner gets certified in Books III and IV in the Teacher Training Course
Finale Concert
Finale Concert Playdown
Orchestra Elective Class
All Camp Orchestra
Mark O'Connor accompanies a class performance on the cello!
Daniel Pearl Memorial Instruments performance ceremony. Every year the recipients play Mark O'Connor's "Appalachia Waltz" before awarding the instruments to the next year's recipients.
Fun times in class
Student Electives Concert.
Mandolin class with Forrest O'Connor
Teacher Training Course with Mark O'Connor
Teacher Training
Student Electives Concert, Dance Class and a string class perform together!
Group Class
Jam Session Dancers
Teacher Training with Mark O'Connor playing musical examples
O'Connor Band