Conner David McCain is a New York-based composer and a PhD Candidate in Music Composition at the University of Aberdeen. He holds an MMus from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. and an MA in Philosophy from the University of St. Andrews in St. Andrews, Scotland. As a composer, his works have been performed all over the world, and he has participated in festivals and masterclasses in Italy, Scotland, and across the United States. He and his wife live in the beautiful Hudson Valley where he is active as an organist and church music director.