Background
Popkin, Mark Anthony was born on July 25, 1929 in New York City. Son of Maurice H. and Isabel M. (Hurdus) Popkin.
Popkin, Mark Anthony was born on July 25, 1929 in New York City. Son of Maurice H. and Isabel M. (Hurdus) Popkin.
Bachelor, City University of New York, 1950. Master of Science, Stevens Institute of Technology, 1955.
Bassoonist, Houston Symphony, 1950; bassoonist, New Jersey Symphony, 1954-1958; bassoonist, Clarion Wind Quintet, New York City, since 1958; faculty, Queens College CUNY, New York City, 1963-1965; supervisory physicist, Bureau Ships, United States Navy Department, 1954-1965; bassoonist, Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, New York City, since 1965; faculty, North Carolina School Arts, Winston-Salem, since 1965; faculty, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1970-1972; faculty, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1973. Director Glickman-Popkin Bassoon Camp, Little Switzerland, North Carolina, since 1978, Mark Popkin's Bassoon Camp By-the-Sea, Emerald Isle, North Carolina, since 1979. President Clarion Music Company, Winston-Salem, since 1980.
Served with United States Army, 1951-1953.
Married Elsie Dinsmore. Children: Laird A., Maurice B., Elizabeth D.