Gabe Lewis-O’Connor balances a busy schedule as conductor, professional soloist and choral performer, daily meditator, amateur woodworker, avid bread-baker, slow long-distance runner, father, and husband. Striving to bring humor, authenticity, and emotion to all these passions is a lifelong pursuit. Prior to his masters and doctoral studies in conducting at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Gabe sang for four years with the professional vocal ensemble Chanticleer, which crystalized his belief that relationships are the core of powerful music-making. Gabe received a bachelor’s degree in vocal performance from Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin and hails from Lawrence, Kansas, where he now lives with his wife Lauren, their sporty son Eamon and fierce daughter Celia. Gabe is honored to serve as Artistic Director for the Lawrence Children’s Choir and Interim Associate Director of Choral Studies at the University of Kansas School of Music.