Trombone & Tuba
Mark H. Lawrence, formerly principal trombone of the San Francisco Symphony, is an active soloist, clinician, chamber musician, and teacher. He has performed at the International Brass Conference and International Trombone Conference, and is a frequent recitalist in this country and abroad. He has been a soloist with the San Francisco Symphony on several occasions and been a guest artist with many other orchestras and concert bands.
Mr. Lawrence is a founding member of Summit Brass, an ensemble composed of outstanding brass players from across the nation. In addition, he is a member of Bay Brass (San Francisco's large brass ensemble), has appeared with Chicago's Music of the Baroque, and is a former member of the Empire Brass Quintet. Mr. Lawrence has performed at the Colorado Music Festival, the Grand Teton Music Festival, the Lieksa Brass Festival in Finland, and the Tanglewood Institute.
A graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, Mr. Lawrence has given masterclasses worldwide and served on the faculties of Boston University, the Tanglewood Institute, the Rafael Méndez Brass Institute, and Northwestern University. He currently teaches at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and the Colburn School in Los Angeles.
Mr. Lawrence's discography includes three solo CDs; 12 chamber music CDs with Summit Brass, Empire Brass, the Center City Brass Quintet, Four of a Kind Trombone Quartet, and Bay Brass; and more than 30 recordings with the San Francisco Symphony.
Recently, he and Paul Welcomer, a colleague from the San Francisco Symphony, formed MarcoPaulo Publishing, a company specializing in music for the trombone, featuring arrangements by both men, including music from Mr. Lawrence's solo albums.
Mr. Lawrence served on the Music Academy faculty in 1993 and 1996, and has been a faculty member since 2003.