Mark Mitchell

Mark Mitchell (b. 1960) grew up in Ottawa and Prince Edward Island, making his first attempts in composition at age nine.  Through church he gained experience in performing, accompanying, organ playing, and began a life-long love of choral singing, conducting and writing.  Mark graduated from the University of Ottawa and has a doctorate in composition from the University of British Columbia.  He has worked as a teacher, choral conductor, and in the computer game industry.  His compositions include many choral works, vocal and piano solos, a musical, a book of original hymns, pop songs, a concerto for Celtic harp and strings, and has been working slowly for the past several years on an oratorio.  He currently resides in Ottawa, Ontario with his wife and two of their six children.