James Mark is a Canadian conductor, clarinetist, saxophonist,

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and educator. He is Conductor of Musica Viva New Brunswick, Conductor Emeritus of the Prince Edward Island Symphony Orchestra and appears frequently as guest conductor with a number of orchestras and wind ensembles. Additionally, he was Principal Conductor of the New Brunswick Youth Orchestra from 1982–83 and again from 1994–2010, making it "one of the best youth orchestras in Canada". James Mark is Professor Emeritus of Music at

Mount Allison University Mount Allison University (also Mount A or MtA) is a Canadian primarily undergraduate liberal arts university located in Sackville, New Brunswick, founded in 1839. Like other liberal arts colleges in North America, Mount Allison does not parti ...

, where he taught clarinet, saxophone, instrumental conducting and secondary music education for more than twenty years. He was also director of the Mount Allison Symphonic Band and mentor to the CMEA award-winning Saxville Quartet. He continues to be in demand as an adjudicator and clinician. He performs regularly on clarinet and saxophone and has appeared across Canada and the United States with numerous regional, national and international broadcasts. Mark holds the Bachelor of Music from the

Eastman School of Music The Eastman School of Music is the music school of the University of Rochester, a private research university in Rochester, New York. It was established in 1921 by industrialist and philanthropist George Eastman. It offers Bachelor of Music (B.M ...

(1961), the Master of Music from Hartt College of Music (1969) and the Doctor of Musical Arts from the

University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...

(1978). He is also an Associate of the

Royal College of Music The Royal College of Music is a music school, conservatoire established by royal charter in 1882, located in South Kensington, London, UK. It offers training from the Undergraduate education, undergraduate to the Doctorate, doctoral level in a ...

, London, where he was twice awarded (1962, 1963) the Arthur Somervell Prize for Wind Instruments by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. Mark has been a member of the U.S. Air Force Band in Washington, D.C., and taught music at the high school level in Massachusetts. He and his wife, pianist and harpsichordist Penelope Mark, recorded an album, ''Canadian Music for Clarinet'', which was nominated for an East Coast Music Award. The New Brunswick Youth Orchestra also recorded three albums under his direction, namely ''Première'', ''Virtuoso Italia 2005'' (recorded in Italy), and

Forbidden City Tour ''Forbidden City Tour'' (french: La tournée de la Cité interdite, ) is an East Coast Music Award (ECMA)-winning album by the New Brunswick Youth Orchestra (NBYO), released in 2007 (see 2007 in music). It was recorded in summer of 2007 at the Forb ...

(recorded in China), which won an East Coast Music Award for Best Classical Recording in 2008. Mark also conducted the NBYO for their performances at Carnegie Hall (NY, NY, US), Auditorio Paganini (Parma, Italy) and for their performance before Queen Elizabeth II.

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Biography of Dr. James Mark on J Mark Music Website

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* ttp://www.mta.ca/news/index.cgi?id=1012 Mount Allison University, May 03, 2006 – Mount A’s “Lunch and Learn” series hits a musical note in Moncton, May 11br>PEI Symphony Orchestra – Dr. James Mark
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mark, James Male conductors (music) Living people Year of birth missing (living people) University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance alumni Eastman School of Music alumni University of Hartford Hartt School alumni Alumni of the Royal College of Music Academic staff of Mount Allison University Canadian clarinetists American clarinetists Bass clarinetists Canadian saxophonists Male saxophonists Canadian music arrangers 21st-century American saxophonists 21st-century Canadian conductors (music) 21st-century clarinetists 21st-century American male musicians

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