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First name: Mark
Last name: Carlsen
Dates: 1952
Category: Quartet
Nationality: American
Opus name: I. Piano Quartet (1992); II. Cave paintings
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Peculiarities: I. http://catalog.nypl.org/search~S1?/Xpiano+quartet&searchscope=1&SORT=D/Xpiano+quartet&searchscope=1&SORT=D&SUBKEY=piano+quartet/251%2C3891%2C3891%2CB/frameset&FF=Xpiano+quartet&searchscope=1&SORT=D&293%2C293%2Cand: I
Information: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mark Carlson (born June 13, 1952) is an American composer, flutist, UCLA professor, and the founder and Artistic Director of Pacific Serenades. Born in Ft. Lewis, Washington, and raised primarily in Modesto, California, Carlson attended Johnston College at the University of Redlands; received a B.A. from California State University, Fresno, in 1974, where he studied composition with Dennis Riley and David Bates; and received M.A. (1978) and Ph.D. (1984) degrees in Music Theory and Composition at UCLA, where he studied with Alden Ashforth and Paul Reale. His principal flute teacher was Roger S. Stevens, with whom he studied privately beginning in 1972. In 1982, he founded the Los Angeles-based chamber ensemble, Pacific Serenades, for which he continues to serve as Artistic Director. His more than 100 works include songs, chamber music, choral music, concertos, and music for orchestra and for symphonic wind ensemble. He currently teaches music theory, composition, orchestration, and classes on the administration of performing arts organizations at UCLA, and he also taught music theory and composition at Santa Monica College from 1993 to 2008.