Cameron Cummins
Composer, Theorist, and Conductor
B.M. UCF 2026
About
Cameron Cummins (b. 2004) is an emerging music theorist and composer based in Orlando, FL, and Philadelphia, PA, whose music spans genres and traditions and is performed by both classical and jazz ensembles. His compositions have been commissioned and performed by the International Trombone Summit, loadbang, the Brevard Music Center, and the Heidelberg New Music Festival, among others. He is currently studying music composition at the University of Central Florida.Cameron’s theoretical research focuses on ludomusicology, computational musicology, and corpus analysis, including quantitative studies of style, timbre, harmony, and rhythm. His current projects include his Honors Thesis, From Lap to Map: How Musical Scale, Place, and Play Drive the Interconnected Mario Kart World and a conference paper entitled Creating Chaos: Distracting Music for One Player in Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes (2015).As a passionate advocate for inclusivity and accessibility in music education, Cameron has collaborated with organizations including the University of Central Florida and the Florida Music Educators Association to create works and experiences that promote engaging, equitable music-making for all learners.He is a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) and the Society for Music Theory (SMT). He is an inductee of the Order of Pegasus, UCF’s most prestigious student award for achievement, leadership, and service, and a recipient of the College of Arts and Humanities Honors Undergraduate Thesis Scholarship and National Merit Scholarship.Cameron's current and former teachers have included Will Ayers, Alex Burtzos, and Christine Lapka.
Headshots
Contact
Want to get in contact? Use this form to send questions, messages, commission requests, performance/purchase requests, reporting a performance, etc.
I'll respond as soon as I can!
Works
Large Ensemble
| Title | Instrumentation | Year | Duration | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Channels | Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, Chamber Winds | 2025 | 4'30'' | |
| Vötn og Vindur | Orchestra | 2025 | 8'00'' | |
| The Matterhorn | Concert Band (with varied-ability parts) | 2024 | 3'30'' | Score/MIDI |
| To Soar Above the Clouds | Symphonic Band | 2024 | 2'30'' | View |
| Black Nile | Big Band & Little Big Band | 2022 | 5'00'' | View |
| Dear Old Stockholm | Big Band | 2022 | 4'30'' | MIDI |
| Dash! | Chamber Wind Ensemble | 2021 | 4'30'' | MIDI |
Chamber
| Good Planets are Hard to Find | Percussion Trio + Fixed Media | 2025 | 5'15'' | |
| Portraits of a Person | Percussion Trio | 2025 | 7'00'' | |
| The Charm | Flute, Clarinet, Percussion, Four-Hand Piano, 2 Violins, Cello | 2024 | 10'00'' | View |
| The Phosphorus Sun | Saxophone Quartet | 2023 | 13'00'' | View |
| Curiosities | Baritone Voice, Trumpet, Trombone, & Bass Clarinet | 2023 | 3'00'' | View |
| /per/ | Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello, 2 Percussions, & Piano | 2023 | 5'30'' | View |
| Wintry | 5 Trombones / Brass Quintet | 2022 | 6'00'' | View |
| Fanfare for Five Trombones | 5 Trombones | 2021 | 1'30'' | View |
Solo
Academic Publications & Projects
Spring 2026: How Musical Scale, Place, and Play Drive the Interconnected Mario Kart World
November, 2024: Understanding the Specifics of Schönberg: A "How" and "Why" Analysis of the Progression to Atonality
In Progress/Planned Works
Spring 2026: Scorpio for UCF New Music Ensemble
Spring 2026: Pleiades for Trombone and Piano
Summer 2026: A Crimson Flame for String Orchestra & Boom Whackers for Innovation High School (IP)
Music Gallery
To Soar Above the Clouds (UCF Concert Band)
Wintry (International Trombone Summit)
Fanfare for Five Trombones (International Trombone Summit)
The Matterhorn (MIDI)
A Lunar Anamnesis (Kaia Leavitt)
Memories
