Education
University of Michigan. Eastman School of Music. Royal College of Music.
University of Michigan. Eastman School of Music. Royal College of Music.
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 1982-1983 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, 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.
Doctor Mark holds the Bachelor of Music from the Eastman School of Music (1961), the Master of Music from Hartt College of Music (1969) and the Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Michigan (1978). and taught music at the high school level in Massachusetts. Doctor Mark also conducted the NBYO for their performances at Carnegie Hall (New York, New York, United States of America), Auditorio Paganini (Parma, Italy) and for their performance before His Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth World War II
Doctor Mark has been a member of the United States. Air Force Band in Washington, District of Columbia