Connor is a hornist and pianist and has played alongside some of the finest young musicians in the country such as the National Youth Orchestra of the United States, NYO2, Interlochen World Youth Symphony Orchestra, and the National Youth Wind Ensemble of the Unites States. He has been accepted into many of the finest colleges in the country including The Juilliard School of Music, Indiana University, UNT School of Music, and the UMKC Conservatory of Music. He is attending Northwestern University where he studies horn with Gail Williams.