Artist...
Kandinsky, Swinging
Clarinetist, Mark Gallagher, is a graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music where he received a Bachelor of Music degree in clarinet performance and studied with Lawrence McDonald. He also holds a Masters of Music in Performance and Literature from the Eastman School of Music having studied with D. Stanley Hasty and a Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Other major teachers included Robert Marcellus and Alfred Zezter, both of the Cleveland Orchestra and Dr. Linda Bartley who is the clarinet professor at University of Wisconsin. Dr. Gallagher has performed with the Washington Contemporary Music Forum, Musique Vivante de Paris, United States Navy Band, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Milwaukee Ballet Orchestra, Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, Washington Opera, Cincinnati Ballet Orchestra, Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, Bronx Symphony, New York City Ballet Orchestra, and the Skylight Opera Theatre Orchestra.
He made his New York recital debut performing with violinist Sylvia Rosenberg at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall, and is also a winner of the Artist International Competition in New York City, being award a solo recital in Weill Hall. An active chamber musician and co-founder of I Venti Semplice, Dr. Gallagher has performed throughout the United States and Europe, including a recent concert tour of the Netherlands and a live national radio broadcast from the Concertgebouw. Other performances include appearances in Washington, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Ann Arbor, Portland (OR), Wisconsin Public Radio, as well as concert tours of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Scandinavia, Scotland, and China. Dr. Gallagher has recorded with the Albany Records label and can be heard on the Eastman “American Music” Series and The United States Navy Band.
In addition to a busy performance schedule, Dr. Gallagher is an active teacher and clinician. He lectures on occupational health issues for musicians and the Alexander Technique. He has done lectures and masterclasses at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Manhattan School of Music, and the Juilliard School. He has held faculty positions at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Carroll College, Cardinal Stritch University, and Frostburg State University. During the summers Dr. Gallagher has served as director of faculty at the Semplice Harbor Music Settlement on Washington Island, Wisconsin, artistic director for the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival, and director of the Savage Mountain Summer Arts Academy in Maryland.
Dr. Gallagher performs on Selmer Signature and Buffet Prestige R13 clarinets, a Johnston H3+ mouthpiece, Backun bells and barrels, and barrels made by Phil Muncy, the AK Ligature, and Medir (from Spain) reeds, as well as his own handmade reeds. My Selmer Signature is a new addition and well worth taking look at a terrific instrument! For more information about the Signature here is a video with Stephen Williamson, principle clarinetist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, describing the virtues of the instrument.
He made his New York recital debut performing with violinist Sylvia Rosenberg at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall, and is also a winner of the Artist International Competition in New York City, being award a solo recital in Weill Hall. An active chamber musician and co-founder of I Venti Semplice, Dr. Gallagher has performed throughout the United States and Europe, including a recent concert tour of the Netherlands and a live national radio broadcast from the Concertgebouw. Other performances include appearances in Washington, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Ann Arbor, Portland (OR), Wisconsin Public Radio, as well as concert tours of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Scandinavia, Scotland, and China. Dr. Gallagher has recorded with the Albany Records label and can be heard on the Eastman “American Music” Series and The United States Navy Band.
In addition to a busy performance schedule, Dr. Gallagher is an active teacher and clinician. He lectures on occupational health issues for musicians and the Alexander Technique. He has done lectures and masterclasses at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Manhattan School of Music, and the Juilliard School. He has held faculty positions at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Carroll College, Cardinal Stritch University, and Frostburg State University. During the summers Dr. Gallagher has served as director of faculty at the Semplice Harbor Music Settlement on Washington Island, Wisconsin, artistic director for the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival, and director of the Savage Mountain Summer Arts Academy in Maryland.
Dr. Gallagher performs on Selmer Signature and Buffet Prestige R13 clarinets, a Johnston H3+ mouthpiece, Backun bells and barrels, and barrels made by Phil Muncy, the AK Ligature, and Medir (from Spain) reeds, as well as his own handmade reeds. My Selmer Signature is a new addition and well worth taking look at a terrific instrument! For more information about the Signature here is a video with Stephen Williamson, principle clarinetist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, describing the virtues of the instrument.
Mark Gallagher, clarinetist
Zac Ligature
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AK Ligature
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Muncy Rosewood Barrel
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Backun Traditional Bell
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Reviews...
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- Washington Post
"Equally moving was clarinetist Mark Gallagher's work in the mystical and solemn 'Abyss of the Birds' movement of the quartet."
Audio clips...
Louise Ferrenc: Trio for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano
Christopher Rouse: "Mitternachtslieder" - bass-baritone, oboe/English horn, clarinet/bass clarinet, trumpet, percussion, violin, viola, cello, double bass, and piano/celesta.
John Adams: Short Ride on a Fast Machine - United States Navy Band
Charles Gounod: Petite Symphonie for Winds - Wisconsin Wind Orchestra