Guest Artist Mark Carlson, euphonium

Guest Artist Recital
Thursday, March 29, 2007
7:30 p.m., Phillips Recital Hall
Haas Fine Arts Center
UW-Eau Claire

Free & Open to the Public

Sponsored by the Department of Music & Theatre Arts

Mark Carlson grew up on a farm outside Macomb, Illinois. During high school he studied euphonium with Dr. Bruce Briney and won Western Illinois University’s Concerto Competition and appeared with their wind ensemble. In 1999 he was named a Yamaha Young Performing Artist. Mark earned a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University with Rex Martin in 2002. Traveling as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar, he earned an advanced degree in performance the next year in Oulu, Finland with Jukka Myllys. In August 2004 he took second place in the Lieksa Brass Week Euphonium Competition. In May 2005 he completed a Masters Degree in euphonium performance at the University of Wisconsin Madison with John Stevens. In 2006 he was the winner of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Concerto Competition. Mr. Carlson is currently a Paul Collins Distinguished Graduate Fellow in the second year of the Doctor of Musical Arts program at UW-Madison. Earlier this season, he was a finalist for both the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy Bands.

For More Information Contact: 
Dr. Jerry Young
149 Haas Fine Arts Center
Music & Theatre Arts Department
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Eau Claire, WI 54702-4004

Phone: 715/836-3633
Email: jyoung@uwec.edu