A composer whose work has been performed by the Eastman Wind Orchestra,  violinist Courtney Orlando, and Vientos Trio in Los Angeles, Mark A. Lackey is also a passionate teacher, with courses at Towson University and Johns Hopkins University. 

Lackey earned the degrees Doctor of Musical Arts in composition, Master of Music in composition, and Master of Music in theory pedagogy from The Peabody Conservatory where his teachers included Christopher Theofanidis and the late Nicholas Maw. He is a member of Pi Kappa Lambda national honor society in music, recipient of a Johns Hopkins University Arts Innovation Grant as well as fellowships from the Johns Hopkins University Center for Educational Resources, and beneficiary of an Encore Grant from the American Composers Forum. He and his wife and daughter live in Baltimore, Maryland.

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