Mercer & Barker signs Bousie
It has been announced that Mark Bousie from Fodens is joining Mercer & Barker as a Performing Artist. Mark was born in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire and studied euphonium with Steven Mead at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. Amongst his successes as a soloist are winning the Wind Section of the Tunbridge Wells International Young Concert Artists Competition and being placed 2nd at the British Open Brass Solo Championships. Mark has also been a semi-finalist in both the BBC TV and Radio 2 Young Musician Competitions. Mark has made solo appearances at venues such as the Purcell Room, London; Bridgewater Hall, Manchester and in Budapest. He has also worked in Ohio, USA on a number of occasions delivering recitals and masterclasses at Ohio State and Capital Universities and appearing as a soloist and clinician at the Ohio Brass Arts Festival.
Mark is currently Head of Music at Glossopdale School in North Derbyshire. He is also the euphonium tutor for the Royal Northern College of Music Junior School and has been the euphonium/baritone tutor for the National Children’s Brass Band of Great Britain. Mark has held Principal Euphonium seats with a number of leading brass bands, including Sellers International and Fairey. He has been a member of the euphonium section of the Foden’s Brass Band since 2009. During his time with the band, Mark has won the ‘double’ of the British Open Brass Band Championship and National Brass Band Championship in 2012 and the National Championships again in 2018, 2021 and 2022.
Mark is also well known as a successful conductor, particularly of youth and lower section brass bands. He won the 2009 National Youth Brass Championshipship with the Sellers International Youth Band. Mark is currently the co-Musical Director of the Foden’s Youth Band. In 2012 Mark was honoured to be awarded the prestigious Mortimer Medal by the Worshipful Company of Musicians in recognition of services for the teaching of young people in the brass band movement.
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