Background
Mark Allen Schubart was born on May 24, 1918, in New York City, New York, United States. He was a son of Henry Allen Schubart and Pauline (Werner) Schubart. Mark had a brother, named Henry Allen "Hank" Schubart, Jr., an architect.
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Mark Allen Schubart was an American music educator, administrator and composer. He directed the Lincoln Public Fund from 1963 to 1966, when he became director of education at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. Mark also served as dean and vice president at the Juilliard School. Also, he was the author of the work, titled "The Hunting of the Squiggle: A Study of a Performing Arts Institution and Its Young People" (1972).
Education
Mark attended private schools in the United States and France. He studied piano with Celia Wolberg, theory with Marion Nugent, flute with Ruth Freeman and composition with Roger Sessions.
Career
During the period from 1944 to 1946, Mark held the post of a music editor at the New York Times. Then, in 1946, he moved to the Juilliard School as director of public activities, where, in 1949, he was appointed dean and vice president, the positions he continued to hold till 1962.
From 1963 to 1966, Mark served as director of the Lincoln Public Fund in New York City. In 1966, he was made director of education at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and remained in the position till 1975.
In 1975, Schubart founded the Lincoln Center Institute (present-day Lincoln Center Education) and became its director. Later, in 1990, he was promoted to the post of president of the same institute and was made its fourth chairman of the board in 1995. He held the post of chairman till 1998 and was subsequently named chairman emeritus.
As for Schubart's writings, his book, "The Hunting of the Squiggle: A Study of a Performing Arts Institution and Its Young People", was published in 1972. Besides, he wrote operas, overtures and songs, as well as articles for professional journals of music.
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Mark Allen Schubart was mostly known as an arts and education executive and composer. He was one of the great music educators of the 20th century.
A true visionary, Schubart transformed the way, that students and teachers interact with the arts by building Lincoln Center Institute into one of the nation's leading arts in education organizations. Under his nurturing leadership, the Institute's success grew into the international movement, with a network of affiliated institutes across the country and overseas. His leadership of the Lincoln Center Institute created a legacy, which has had an impact on how the performing arts are effectively taught to children.
It's also worth mentioning, that, Mark held numerous important positions at the Juilliard School from 1946 to 1962, including those of dean and vice president. He had an extraordinarily positive impact on the entire institution, developing innovative programs, that flourish to this day at the school and around the nation.
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1944 - 1946
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1946 - 1949
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1949 - 1962
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1963 - 1966
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1966 - 1975
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1975 - 1990
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1990 - 1995
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1995 - 1998