Middle Level Choir Clinician
2024-25
Mark Lucas
Mark Lucas teaches vocal music at Junction City High School, in Junction City, Kansas, where his main focus is working with choirs and teaching beginning piano. Previously, he was an Associate Professor of Music and the Director of Choral Activities at Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas. At Bethany Mark was also the Artistic Director and Conductor for the Messiah Festival of the Arts, a 10-day festival of art, music, and theatre that has run annually since 1882.
Prior to his appointment at Bethany College, Mark was a tenured Associate Professor of Choral Music Education and the Associate Director of Choral Activities at the University of Oklahoma, where he conducted the University Singers, taught choral conducting and courses in choral methods, and supervised student teachers.
Dr. Lucas received a degree in Music Education from Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas and an M.M. in Choral Conducting from the University of Oklahoma. He received his Ph.D. in Choral Music Education from the University of Oklahoma.
Dr. Lucas is a frequent clinician and adjudicator for choral groups of all ages. He is the founder of the Young Men's Vocal Workshop at the University of Oklahoma, which began in 2006 and is still active. When he taught at Bethany College he began a new incarnation of the festival titled, "Real Men Sing." Both yearly events drew/draw anywhere from 400-900 young men each year for a day of singing!
Previously, Mark served for four years as Director of Choral Activities at Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina, Kansas and taught vocal music to students in grades 6-12 in Marion, Kansas.
Prior to his appointment at Bethany College, Mark was a tenured Associate Professor of Choral Music Education and the Associate Director of Choral Activities at the University of Oklahoma, where he conducted the University Singers, taught choral conducting and courses in choral methods, and supervised student teachers.
Dr. Lucas received a degree in Music Education from Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas and an M.M. in Choral Conducting from the University of Oklahoma. He received his Ph.D. in Choral Music Education from the University of Oklahoma.
Dr. Lucas is a frequent clinician and adjudicator for choral groups of all ages. He is the founder of the Young Men's Vocal Workshop at the University of Oklahoma, which began in 2006 and is still active. When he taught at Bethany College he began a new incarnation of the festival titled, "Real Men Sing." Both yearly events drew/draw anywhere from 400-900 young men each year for a day of singing!
Previously, Mark served for four years as Director of Choral Activities at Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina, Kansas and taught vocal music to students in grades 6-12 in Marion, Kansas.