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Mark Popeney (b. 1982, San Diego, Ca) is a composer whose music spans many styles and media. He has experience composing a wide array of music, whether for the concert stage, musical theater, or film. His music has been performed on both coasts, with premieres by such ensembles as the USC Thornton Symphony, UCLA Philharmonia, the UCLA Chorale, the Definiens Project, the USC Contemporary Music Ensemble, the UCLA Wind Ensemble and the Third Wheel Trio. His musical, irl (In Real Life) (co-written by Alexandar Castaneda) was premiered by Hooligan Theater Company in May 2011. Mark's string quartet, Channels, was awarded the Peter David Faith Memorial Award in Composition at USC in 2010, and won honorable mention in the National Association of Composers, USA composition competition in 2009. In 2006 he received the UCLA Mancini Award for film composition. Mark is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts in
Composition
from the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music,
where he studies with Stephen Hartke and Donald Crockett. Mark earned
his master’s degree from the University of California, Los
Angeles
in 2007, studying composition with Ian Krouse, Paul Chihara, Roger
Bourland, and David Lefkowitz, and film scoring with Charles Fox. He
received his bachelor’s degree in 2004 from the University of
California, Berkeley, majoring in music and political science. There
he studied composition with John Thow. In addition to his work in
composition and theory, Mark has studied choral and orchestral
conducting with Lucinda Carver, Larry Livingston and Donald Neuen,
and has experience directing children’s choruses and collegiate
vocal ensembles. Mark teaches music theory and composition privately
and at New Roads School in Santa Monica, Ca, and serves as a teaching
assistant at USC. Mark is an avid singer and guitarist, and has
performed with and led numerous ensembles in many styles. Currently,
Mark performs with the Los Angeles-based rock quintet Dream Hydra. |