Connor Thummel

As a passionate educator and an advocate of community engagement, Mr. Thummel has taught privately and co-founded ensembles across the country, and is now a co-producer with the Shift Orchestra Project in Boston.

He is currently on faculty with the Brimmer and May School, the South Shore Conservatory, and also teaches privately in Brookline Public Schools. Prior to his arrival in Boston, he was a clinician and private teacher in Chicago, where his students performed and received high marks in solo and ensemble competitions. In Chicago, he also co-directed and performed with Benefit Brass, a Chicago-based non-profit brass ensemble that organized benefit concerts for charities. While completing his undergraduate degree at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, he was a member of Classical Connections, a student-run organization that presented performances to the underserved. Mr. Thummel has attended festivals and seminars across the country, including the Mulcahy Seminar and the Third Coast Trombone Retreat. In addition to his undergraduate degree, he also holds a Master of Arts in Teaching degree from Boston University. Outside of performing and teaching, Mr. Thummel enjoys running, reading, and writing short stories.