MarkLackey
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| Occupation | Composer, Educator |
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| Location | Birmingham, Alabama |
| Introduction | Mark Lackey composes new music that is “buoyant, at times playful” with “a classical, yet unrestrained lyricism" (ArtsBham). Mark Lackey has garnered premieres from gifted artists including Orquestra Sinfônica do Teatro Nacional Claudio Santoro (Brazil), Rhymes With Opera, and the Eastman Wind Orchestra. He has served as president and treasurer of Birmingham Art Music Alliance (BAMA). His recordings are available on the Potenza Music, MSR Classics, Composers Concordance, and Centaur Records labels. Mark Lackey is also an Associate Professor at Samford University. He earned the degrees Doctor of Musical Arts in composition, Master of Music in theory pedagogy, and Master of Music in composition from The Peabody Conservatory where his teachers included Bruno Amato, Nicholas Maw, and Christopher Theofanidis. Mark Lackey makes his home in Birmingham, Alabama with his wife and daughter. |