Clarinet – John Marco performed for thirty-five years as a soloist, chamber and orchestral musician in New York City before moving to Wisconsin to teach at University of Wisconsin-Platteville. In New York he appeared in a wide variety of settings with many of that city’s finest players. He has performed as chamber musician and soloist at the Fontana Festival in Michigan and the Lorraine Festival in France. He has appeared with the Emerson String Quartet and was clarinetist and artistic director for the chamber ensemble Partita. Prior to coming to Wisconsin, Mr. Marco served on the faculties of the Mannes College of Music and Hunter College of the City University of New York. His chamber music work continues as clarinetist of Rountree Ensemble (UW-Platteville’s ensemble-in-residence) and Lake Trio. A frequent soloist, he has performed the concertos of Mozart, Weber, Copland, Hindemith and Nielsen on numerous occasions.

The New York Times has called him “a brilliantly gifted clarinetist” and also that “He is good enough to make any performance exciting.”

His recording of the Brahms Clarinet Sonatas Opus 120 and Trio Opus 114 drew a superb review from American Record Guide, which wrote “. . . this is a fantastic release. . . . The performances are flawless. Do search out this recording – it is outstanding.”

His performance with Lake Trio of works by Mozart, Uhl and Bruch can be heard on Partita Records. Also about to be released is John Marco’s educational video Clarinet Essentials.