Information About Mark - Kettering teacher

Personal Description:

I have enjoyed a successful International career over the last 20 years and my many operatic roles have included; Vanya Kudryash and Jacquino (New Zealand International Festival of Arts), Tamino (National Opera New Zealand, and The Harare International Music festival, Zimbabwe), Don Ottavio (Mozart International Festival- Schonbrunn- Vienna), Macduff and Arturo (Lucia) (Welsh National Opera.), Lenski (Opera North), Paris (King Priam) (English National Opera.), Don Jose (Rotterdam and Holders Festival- Barbados), Gondolier and 1st American (Glyndebourne Festival Opera), Lenski (Buxton Festival), Rodolfo (Castleward Opera. N.Ireland), Pinkerton (Butterfly) and Alfredo (Traviata) (Longborough Festival) Faust and 1st Armed Man (Mid Wales Opera).
In addition to my operatic and concert performances, I have made many TV and radio broadcasts, including the role of Paris in King Priam in a live radio 3 broadcast to celebrate Sir Michael Tippett’s 90th birthday, TV broadcasts for the RTE concert orchestra in Dublin, and ‘On the Threshold’ for BBC radio Wales.
I have also enjoyed a busy career in oratorio, appearing many times at the Queen Elizabeth Hall. I have sung Haydn’s Elijah at St. John’s Smith Square, and Verdi’s Requiem at York Minster and also throughout Holland, where the Maastricht performance was broadcast live on Dutch radio.
I have appeared regularly as guest artist with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in their Summer Proms Concerts series, with the RTE concert orchestra in Dublin and with the National Symphony Orchestra. Most recently, I sang the tenor soloist in Mozart’s Requiem at the Royal Festival Hall. I have also made several guest appearances on the cruise ships of P&O, where I regularly used to perform with the BBC news broadcaster Richard Baker, and also on QE2 and QM2 ships of Cunard. I was recently a guest artist for Katherine Jenkins on her British autumn tour. I have sung with Paul Potts and most recently duetted ‘Danny Boy’ with the ex boxing champ Barry McGuigan during a recent Charity Gala to raise funds for Anchor House!
In addition to my Mario Lanza and Tom Jones Corporate and Theatre shows, I have made several advertisement recordings, over the last few years, the two most notable being for FCUK and also for Bacardi with the racing driver Michael Schumacher.
I have sung for many dignitaries including HRH’s, The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh, Princess Anne, George Bush senior, Boris Yeltsin, John Major, as well as many other renowned International politicians.
My recordings include: Carmen (Don Jose) for Carlton Classics, an ‘Opera Highlights’ CD for Tosca Records and a solo CD, entitled ‘Shades of Passion’.
I am also Co-Founder and Director of **Removed By Admin**

Tutoring Experience:

I have successfully taught singing for many years both privately, in schools and as part of my own company, City Music Services where we teach corporates to sing in London. I also held the post of Professor of Singing at Warwick University in the early 2000's.
Although I was trained classically I enjoy teaching all styles and my many students range from contemporary, jazz, musical theatre all the way through to classical.

Tutoring Approach:

If we get our posture right/aligned correctly from the outset, this will then form the basis of good vocal production. I approach my teaching in a relaxed and fun way encouraging my students strengths and gently working on their weaknesses. Self confidence is everything in singing as it is in life in general and I gently build this up in my students week by week. Everyone who comes to my music studio will have certain specific vocal issues that need developing and so I work in a very bespoke way, on each student's individual needs. Come and try a 'taster' lesson, I promise you'll love it!