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Connor Elias Way is a composer based in Brooklyn, NY whose work explores the tactile, sensuous presence of sound. His music has been performed by groups such as the Minnesota Orchestra, Alarm Will Sound, JACK Quartet, Aizuri Quartet, Contemporaneous, Sō Percussion, Arx Duo, Bergamot Quartet, and the Aspen Contemporary Ensemble, among others. Recent projects include a new work for violin and multitracked violins for Austin Wulliman, as well as a song cycle for the Irish singer Iarla Ó Lionáird and harpist Parker Ramsey which will premiere in Dublin at the Royal Irish Academy of Music in 2024 thanks to a commission from the Arts Council of Ireland.
Connor holds a B.M. from Georgia State University (summa cum laude) and an M.M. from Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University where he was presented with the Gustav Klemm Award in Composition. He is currently a PhD candidate at Princeton University, where he has taught courses in theory and music technology, as well as private composition lessons. Connor is the composer-in-residence at the Luzerne Music Festival and in the Spring of 2025 will serve as visiting lecturer in the Music Department at Washington University in St. Louis.