Sean O'Loughlin

Biography

Sean O’Loughlin (b. 1972) is an American composer, arranger and conductor.

Growing up in Syracuse, N.Y., Mr. O'Loughlin displayed a passion for music at an early age. Sean benefited from loving parents who supported his musical aspirations and challenged him to explore music as a career. During his undergraduate years at Syracuse University, Sean’s musical career began to take shape with the guidance of Larry Clark. Mr. O'Loughlin holds composition degrees from New England Conservatory and Syracuse University.

Through his growing number of commissioned and published works, Sean is excited to continue contributing to the rich history of orchestral and wind band literature. He is a fresh voice and a rising name in the music world. His music is characterized by vibrant rhythms, passionate melodies, and colorful scoring. Commissions from the Boston Pops Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra highlight and showcase his diverse musical abilities.

As a conductor, Mr. O'Loughlin is the principal pops conductor of Symphoria, from Syracuse, N.Y., and has been appointed principal pops conductor of the Victoria Symphony in Victoria, B.C. Canada. He is a frequent guest conductor with professional orchestras and honor bands around the country. He has led performances with the Boston Pops Orchestra, the San Francisco Symphony, the Chicago Symphony, the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, the Minnesota Orchestra, the Vancouver Symphony, the Atlanta Symphony, the Baltimore Symphony, the Houston Symphony, the Victoria Symphony and the Seattle Symphony among others. He was the assistant conductor and arranger for a production of Sgt. Pepper Live in Las Vegas featuring the band Cheap Trick. He has served as conductor for summer tours with Josh Groban, Sarah McLachlan and the Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration.

An annual ASCAP Special Awards winner, Sean was a composition fellow at the Henry Mancini Institute in Los Angeles.

Works for Winds

Adaptable Music

Achilles' Wrath (Flex instrumentation) (2005/2013)
Amazing Grace (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2012/2014)
Exhale (Flex instrumentation) (2018/2021)
Hidden Wonders (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
The Ides of March (Flex instrumentation) (2013/2015)
Visigoths (Flex instrumentation) (2007/2012)
Waltz of the Carols (Flex instrumentation) (2020)

All Wind Works

Achilles' Wrath (Flex instrumentation) (2005/2013)
Amazing Grace (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2012/2014)
Ancient Hunters (2004)
Ancient Irish Hymn (as arranger) (2006)
Arrival at Normandy (2005)
Azimuth (2017)
Back to the Future (as arranger)
Battlefront (2017)
The Best of INXS (as arranger) (2016)
Beyond the Crest (2018)
The Blessing (as arranger) (2010)
Burst (2008)
Canyon Winds (2004)
Carol of the Bells (as arranger)
Christmas Sketches (as arranger) (2000)
Commence! (2018)
Convergence (2017/2019)
Convergence (Trumpet sextet) (2017)
Counting Stars (as arranger) (2015)
Daedalus' Labyrinth (2014)
Dawn of the Spartans (2017)
Dominion (2013)
Doppler Effect (2014)
Eclipsys (2003)
Edge of Destiny (2016)
Elation (2013)
Emblazon (2011)
Embolden (2018)
Enchanted Village (2007)
Exhale (2018)
Exhale (Flex instrumentation) (2018/2021)
Fairytale of New York (as arranger) (2015)
Fortitude (2009)
A Gleeful Christmas (as arranger) (2012)
Hawaii Five-O Theme (as arranger) (2011)
The Heart's Cry (as arranger) (2014)
Hidden Wonders (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
Hidden World (2013)
Highlights from "Brave" (as arranger) (2012)
Highlights from "Frozen" (as arranger) (2013)
Highlights from "Mary Poppins" (as arranger) (1963/2011)
Holiday Ornaments (as arranger) (2003)
Holiday Portraits (as arranger) (2010)
How to Train Your Dragon (as arranger) (2010)
Huron Trail (2009)
The Ides of March (2013)
The Ides of March (Flex instrumentation) (2013/2015)
I'm Shipping Up to Boston (as arranger) (2004/2012)
Imani (2001)
Impact (2008)
Incursion (2018)
Intensity (2005)
Into the Mist (2002)
Irish Vision (as arranger) (2002)
Ironclad (2011)
Jam! (2010)
Journey to Illyria (2018)
Joy to the Season (2013)
Jubilant Holiday (2005)
Lady Gaga in Concert (as arranger) (2017)
Legacy (2012)
The Lost Tomb (2010)
Lost in Space (as arranger) (1993)
The Ludlows (2011)
Magellan (2015)
Mammoth (2014)
Mary Poppins (as arranger) (2011)
Metal! (as arranger) (2014)
Mighty Mite (as arranger) (1951/2003/2013)
Monuments (2002)
Moonlit Skies (2020)
Mountains of Mohon (2008)
Mystic Portal (2010)
Mythos (2012)
Not So Silent Night (as arranger) (2007)
Omicron (2013)
Oscillation (2011)
Osmosis (2015)
Overlords (2006)
Passacaglia Variants (2019)
The Past is Always Present (2017)
Path of Destiny (2009)
Path to Victory (2012)
Phantasm (2016)
Poker Face (as arranger) (2011)
Primal (2016)
Promised Land (2010)
Prophesy (2004)
Pulse Pounding (2014)
Redhawk (2008)
Relics of the Past (2011)
Resolution (2004)
Ricochet (2009)
Ruminations (2008)
Santa's Toy March (as arranger) (2011)
Silent Night (as arranger) (2014)
Skyburst (2014)
Soaring (2013)
Sonic Fusion (2002)
Spectral Landscapes (2006)
Spirals of Light (2007)
Spirit of the Sea (2004)
The Star-Spangled Banner (as arranger) (1814/2017)
Strength and Honor (2020)
Strong of Heart (2019)
Stronghold (2015)
Supremacy (2009)
Temblor (2017)
Terminus (2020)
Theme from "Lost in Space" (as arranger) (1965/1993)
Thrive (2015)
Thunderbound (2019)
Thunderstruck (2015)
Traditions (2016)
Tribal Quest (2003)
Turning Point (2012)
The Twelve Days of Christmas (as arranger) (1999)
Twinkle Little Christmas Star (as arranger) (2016)
Unbound (2012)
Unforgotten Friends (2006)
Urban Invasion (2007)
Venture (2012)
Vigor (2003)
Visigoths (Flex instrumentation) (2007/2012)
Waltz of the Carols (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
Waves of the Revolution (2005)
Wigan Warriors (2006)
Winds Along the Whippany (2010)
Zig Zag (2019)

Resources

Carver, Joseph. "Beyond the Crest." In Teaching Music through Performance in Band. Volume 12, Compiled and edited by Andrew Trachsel, 198-203. Chicago: GIA Publications, 2021.
Sean O'Loughlin website - Accessed 22 May 2018