| Mark
began his study of piano at the age of eight under
the tutelage of his father. Four years later he
placed first in the Iowa State Piano Competition.
Mark's formal training then began with Julian Bern,
Israeli concert pianist and head of the Music
Department at Cornell College of Mount Vernon, Iowa.
Mark's studies consisted of an intensive European
training program where technical strength and
articulation were priorities.
When Mark was 17, he toured the Eastern United
States performing Beethoven's First Piano Concerto.
Later that same year Mark returned to Iowa where he
competed in the State Piano Competition and won
first place.
Mark's technical ability proved to be phenomenal and
gained him acceptance under the tutelage of Menahem
Pressler, International award-winning pianist and
cofounder of the renowned Beaux Arts Trio. Mark's
studies with Pressler began at the Indiana School of
Music in Bloomington, Indiana initiating his finest
musical inspirations.
In the past decade, Mark has composed over 75
musical works and performed over 500 public
engagements. He also teaches piano privately,
specializing in the young and gifted student.
Mark's love for inner beauty and the soft
tranquility of sound keep him close to the water's
edge whether a crystal blue lake in the Rocky
Mountains or the waves of the California Sea shores.
Mark's live passionate performance and clean
transparent sounds have earned him prestige among
the great contemporary composers of today.
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