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Mark Morton, double bass
Dr. Mark Morton is Professor of Double Bass at Texas Tech University. He was principal bass of the Columbus (Ohio) Symphony Orchestra, in which he was a member for 23 years. First-prize winner of the 1990 International Society of Bassists Solo Competition, Morton has soloed in Europe, South America, Central America, Canada, Taiwan, and the U.S. Earning his Bachelor and Master of Music Degrees from the Juilliard School, Dr. Morton is only the second bassist to earn the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in the history of Juilliard. His critically acclaimed Thresholds and Russian Rendezvous CDs, have become reference recordings of standard double bass repertoire. He also shares a CD with bassist Gary Karr of double bass music by Paul Ramsier. Classical CD Reviews proclaimed him as “a most artistic representative of the new generation developed in the last half century.” His Albany Records CD, Bottesini Greatest Hits, features Morton accompanying himself on piano, for which American Record Review says, “Mark Morton is a fine player on both instruments, and the music is lovely…” The DrMarkMorton YouTube Channel contains 118 videos of excerpts, etudes, solos – even some Beatles songs - garnering 6400 subscribers and over 1.25 million views.