Mark Lawrence
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Mark H. Lawrence is currently the principal trombonist of the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra and has been since 1974.
Mr. Lawrence received his education at the University of Michigan and the Curtis Intitute of Music. His teachers have included Carlos Rivera, Allen H. Chase, Glenn Smith, M. Dee Stewart, and Glenn Dodson.
Mr. Lawrence is an active soloist, clinician, chamber musician, and teacher. He has performed at the International Brass Conference, the International Trombone Association Conference, and is a frequent recitalist in the United States and abroad. He has been featured as a soloist with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra on several occasions, and has been guest artist with many other orchestras as well. Mr. Lawrence is a founding member of Summit Brass, an ensemble comprised of outstanding brass players from across America. In addition he is a frequent performer with Chicago's Music of the Baroque.
Mr. Lawrence has been on the faculty of Boston University, the Tanglewood Institute, and the Music Academy of the West, and has given Master Classes worldwide. He currently teaches at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and the Rafael Mendez Brass Institute. Many of his former students have gone on to successful orchestral careers in the U.S. and in Europe.
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