About Mark
American conductor Mark Shapiro is an acclaimed conductor of orchestras, opera, and choruses, with an extraordinarily broad and diverse repertoire. He has built a reputation for exactness in musicianship, fluent and engaging rehearsals, and emotionally and spiritually powerful performances, and he is unique among North American conductors for having won six ASCAP Awards leading three different ensembles.
... an insightful conductor who draws subtle and dynamic playing from his musicians.
EVENTS
Cantori New York performs STABAT MATER by Frank Ferko
Church of St. Francis Xavier, 46 West 16th Street
Reprise of the hourlong a cappella tour de force by Frank Ferko. With Katerina Burton, soprano.
Plus music by Abbie Betinis, Margaret Bonds, Clara Schumann
Athens Philharmonia orchestral conducting master class
Mark Shapiro teaches an orchestral conducting master class with the Athens Philharmonia.
European American Musical Alliance Conducting Program
Schola Cantorum, Paris, France. Affiliate orchestra: Ensemble Monceau
Orchestral conducting master classes with Mark Shapiro; training in harmony, analysis, counterpoint, and more.
ALBUM HIGHLIGHTS
Le vin herbé - FRANK MARTIN
Mark Shapiro, Conductor Laura Danehower Whyte Steven Tharp Cantori New York
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Selections from Chéri
Michael Dellaira, composer Erik Lautier, Maggi-Meg Reed, Elena Shaddow, Marni Nixon, Lorinda Lisitza, Peter Clark, Charlotte Cohn, Actors Studio Workshop Mark Shapiro, conductor
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PRESS HIGHLIGHTS
OPERA NEWS
Captivating...Conductor Mark Shapiro led with crisp elegance. [Juilliard Opera The Rake's Progress] Image:©2022 Richard Termine
Captivating...Conductor Mark Shapiro led with crisp elegance. [Juilliard Opera The Rake's Progress] Image:©2022 Richard Termine
The New York Times
The insightful conductor Mark Shapiro draws subtle and dynamic playing from the excellent orchestra. 'Juilliard Opera: Benjamin Britten The Rape of Lucretia.'
The insightful conductor Mark Shapiro draws subtle and dynamic playing from the excellent orchestra. 'Juilliard Opera: Benjamin Britten The Rape of Lucretia.'