Was a participant in the 2012 Malko Competition, where he reached the third round. Conner Gray Covington is currently the Assistant Conductor of the Utah Symphony Orchestra, and recently extended his contract as Associate Conductor. Covington has also worked with the St. Louis Symphony, Utah Symphony, and Virginia Symphony as a guest conductor and has served as a cover conductor for among other ensembles the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Pittsburgh Symphony, Atlanta Symphony and Kansas City Symphony.