| Through his work as Minister of Worship and the Arts at North,
Mark is helping to ensure that the church’s
long tradition of high-quality music endures.
Mark conducts Cathedral Singers, Wesley Singers,
Jubilate and the youth choir, Cross Connections.
As a professional singer, Mark has performed
widely in opera, including roles in Tosca and
Cenerentola with the Indianapolis Opera. As a
baritone soloist, he has performed with the Baltimore,
Pittsburgh, and Indianapolis symphonies.
Mark, a native of Chicago, earned bachelor’s
degrees in education and performance and a master’s
in vocal performance, all at Illinois State University.
He studied conducting with Dr. John Ferrell and
Dr. Robert Allen, and he was assistant to Dr.
Ferrell and Dr. Michael Schwartzkopf for the 150-voice
Civic Chorale at Illinois State.
From 1993 until 2002, Mark was professor of voice
at Butler University. He’s now an adjunct
professor of voice. He is a member of the American
Choral Directors Association and the National
Association of Teachers of Singing. He is Sandi
Patty’s voice coach.
Mark collects Bewitched memorabilia and vintage
Fiestaware. Of the 2,000-plus CDs in his music
library, his favorites are recordings of coloratura
soprano Edita Gruberova.
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