Dave Conner

 David  ''' A.   Conner ''' ( Jun e 2 n d, 1 9 3 6  - December 2 6 t h ,  2 0 1 5  ) , usually credited as Dave Conner , has been the associate music  direct or  for  SESAME STREET  from  1 9 7 8  to  2 00 7  & wrote several song s for the  series.

Conner earned a B. S. from SUNY Potsdam ' s Crane School of Music, & a Master s of Music in Orchestral Conducting from The New England Conservatory o f Music. Following school, Conner directed music group s f o r public school s i n New York  &  Massachusetts  , played string bass in the Hudson Valley Philharmonic , & was a founding member of the High Tor Opera Company. He serve d as director of The Boston Conservatory ' s Music al Theater Department, music director for several Boston College production s , The Cape Cod Melody Tent in Hyannis , MA  , The North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly ,  MA  & The South Shore Music Circus in Co hasset ,  M A.

Conner began at Chil dren ' s Television Work shop  in  1 9 7 2  & worked o n  T h e  Electric  Company  before moving over to  SESAME STREET . In addition to serving as associate music director & writing song s, he conducted several orchestral performance s around the Unit ed St ates  with  BIG BIRD .