Background
Spede, Mark James was born on November 12, 1962 in Brooklyn. Son of Richard Joseph and Mary Jane Spede.
Spede, Mark James was born on November 12, 1962 in Brooklyn. Son of Richard Joseph and Mary Jane Spede.
Bachelor of Music, University Michigan, 1984. Master of Music, Ball State University, 1989. Doctor of Music, University Texas, 1998.
Assistant director bands University Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 1989—1995, University Texas, Austin, 1998—1999. Director bands Clemson (South Carolina) University, since 2002.
Member of Music Educators National Conference, College Band Directors National Association (chairman South Carolina chapter 2004), Phi Kappa Phi (honorary), Pi Kappa Lambda (honorary), Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (honorary), Kappa Kappa Psi (honorary).
Married Jani Farlow Spede, December 11, 1967. Children: Dale Farlow, Dane Brady.