| Mark is a musical director, composer, pianist and accordionist in diverse settings. As solo accordionist, Mark’s recent credits include The Lord of the Rings Symphony with Howard Shore and the Atlanta Symphony; Vanessa by Samuel Barber (San Diego Opera); The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyaam by Alan Hovhaness (Hilton Head Orchestra) and Tango by Robert Xavier Rodriguez (San Diego Symphony). Theatrical credits include the Pianist in Luck, Pluck, and Virtue and Oronte/Accordionist in The School for Wives at La Jolla Playhouse, as well as Mark Blitzstein/Pianist in The Cradle Will Rock, Red Noses, The Dybbuk and Six Women With Brain Death at San Diego Rep. Mark has also composed scores for productions of Three Sisters, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Odyssey and Fern Street Circus, and he performs with many world music groups. |
