Guest Conductor

Mark Brown B Mus (Hons)

Mark is a double graduate of the NSW State Conservatorium of Music, having gained both a Bachelor of Music (Honours) in Trombone Performance (1996) and a Certificate of Piano Tuning and Technology (1982). He studied trombone with Arthur Hubbard and Ron Prussing as well as conducting with Henryk Pisarek.

His professional trombone credits include Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, English National Ballet, Sydney Philharmonia, Sydney seasons of Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, Beauty and the Beast, Miss Saigon, Crazy For You, My Fair Lady, the Merry Widow, the Mikado, Michael Crawford Australian Tour, NSW Police Band, Tommy Tycho, Ed Wilson Big Band, international contracts with P&O Cruises and club gigs, backing variety artists and rock bands.

In 1994 Mark was awarded the Bellhouse Memorial Conducting Scholarship and in 1995 was selected for the Ku-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor in Training program under Maestro Henryk Pisarek. During this time he was also assistant conductor to Steve Williams with the Conservatorium Wind Orchestra. He later travelled to the Czech Republic and attended the International School for Conducting studying under Maestros Kirk Trevor, Tsung Ye and Johannes Schafli.

From 1990-2005 Mark was director of the large band program at St Patrick’s College Sutherland where he also taught low brass and trombone. Mark also directed the stage band at Sydney Technical High School, was Director of Music at Sutherland Shire Brass and conductor of both concert bands at Port Hacking High School. In 2006 Mark was contracted to the NSW Police Band as guest Principal Euphonium and Trombone.

He is currently Director of Ensembles at Manly Selective Campus, Musical Director of Bands at SCEGGS Darlinghurst and Musical Director of the Lane Cove Youth Orchestra’s Wind Orchestra and the Education Department’s Performing Arts Unit Symphonic Wind Orchestra.