BIOGRAPHY
Cassidy O'Connell: Composer, Vocalist, Copyist...
... is best known for her pierrot ensemble piece "The Abduction of Persephone" which premiered at the Atlantic Music Festival, and was performed at Carnegie Hall by the Constandinides New Music Ensemble. Cassidy holds a Master of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre Writing from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, and a Bachelor of Music from the LSU School of Music where she acted as Music Director for the LSU Musical Theater Club and performed in the LSU A Cappella Choir. Her work has been selected by the Parlando New Musical Project, Atlantic Music Festival and has been commissioned to compose for Cara Ramos' pre-med music fusion lecture recital: "The Body".
Education
2023-2025
New York University
Master of Fine Arts.
Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program: Composition
2018-2022
Louisiana State University
Bachelor of Music.
Vocal Performance with a focus in Composition
2014-2018
Immaculate Heart High School
High School Diploma.
EXPERIENCE
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PRIVATE INSTRUCTION _____________________________________________________________
Mindi Dickstein, Assistant Arts Professor | NYU Tisch | 2024-2025
Danny Haengil Larsen, Visiting Arts Professor | NYU Tisch | 2024-2025
Dr. Loraine Sims, Professor and Vocal Studies Division Chair | LSU School of Music | 2018 - 2022
Dr. Mara Gibson, Associate Professor of Composition | LSU School of Music | 2019 - 2022
Dr. Neil Galanter | USC Thornton School of Music | 2014 - 2018
Mike Stevens, Director of the Voice Department | Colburn School of Music | 2014 - 2018
Dr. Janice McVeigh, Professor of Voice | USC Thornton School of Music | 2011 - 2014
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MUSICAL DIRECTION____________________________________________________________________
Music Director for the LSU Musical Theater Club's Theory of Relativity | 2021
Assistant Music Director for Immaculate Heart High School's Virtual Graduation | 2020 - 2021
Musical Director/Conductor for Immaculate Heart High School’s Graduation at the Hollywood Bowl | 2018
Assistant Musical Director for Immaculate Heart High School’s Sister Act: The Musical | 2018
Musical Director for Immaculate Heart High School’s The Matchmaker | 2017
Assistant Musical Director for Immaculate Heart High School’s The Addams Family Musical | 2016
Assistant Musical Director for Immaculate Heart High School’s Thoroughly Modern Millie | 2016
Musical Director for Immaculate Heart Middle School’s Fiddler on the Roof | 2014
Assistant Musical Director for Immaculate Heart Middle School’s Bye Bye Birdie | 2014
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CHORAL EXPERIENCE ___________________________________________________________________
Cantor at St. Alban’s Evening Recharge Services directed by Ben Herrington | Baton Rouge, LA | 2022
Soprano/Alto in St. Alban’s Chapel Choir directed by Cassie Schmitt | Baton Rouge, LA | 2019 – 2022
Soprano/Alto in LSU A Cappella Choir directed by Dr. John Dickson, Dr. Robert Fulton | 2019 - 2022
Soprano / Alto in LSU Chorale directed by Dr. Trey Davis | 2018 – 2019
Soprano / Alto in LSU Red Stick Riffs directed by Cassie Schmitt and Alana Scott | 2018 - 2020
Soprano in Esperanza Women’s Choir directed by Dominique Petit | Baton Rouge, LA | 2018
Soprano / Alto in Christ the King Church Choir directed by Mark LaBelle | Baton Rouge, LA | 2018
Soprano in Good Shepherd Church Choir directed by Terry Hicks | Beverly Hills, CA | 2015-2017
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ADDITIONAL____________________________________________________________________________
Premiered "Mary with Crooked Teeth" at the Cutting Room | New York, NY - 2025
Premiered "So Much Life" at the African Grove Theater | New York, NY - 2025
Premiered "Entropy" at the Jack Crystal Theater | New York, NY - 2024
Premiered pierrot ensemble at Carnegie Hall with LSU’s CNME | New York, NY - 2022
Ran auditions and rehearsals for LSU Theater Lab’s [Title of Show] | Baton Rouge, LA - 2022
Commissioned by Cara Ramos for her Undergraduate Honors Thesis at LSU | Baton Rouge, LA - 2022
Assisted with the Society of Composer and Lyricists' Award Shows | Los Angeles, CA - 2019 & 2021
Commissioned to transcribe and arrange a P/V Blue Grass Piece | Baton Rouge, LA - 2021
Participated in LSU Opera’s production of Così fan Tutte | Baton Rouge, LA - 2021
Attended the Atlantic Music Festival for Composition | Waterville, MA - 2021
Led a Music Webinar "I Matter Because" for Elementary School Students | Los Angeles, CA - 2020
Alto in St. Alban's Chapel Choir's featured album: Be Still My Soul | Baton Rouge, LA - 2018
Nominated for a Jerry Herman Award (Best Supporting Actress) | Los Angeles, CA - 2018
Attended AMDA's musical theater program | New York, NY - 2017
Attended Idyllwild Arts' "Song and Dance" program | Idyllwild, CA - 2016
Sang with the San Diego Symphony on their "Summer POPS" Concert | San Diego, CA - 2014
Attended LA Opera Camp | Los Angeles, CA - 2011-2013
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