Biography

Based in Glasgow, Mark Browne received his early musical education on piano scholarships to St Mary’s Music School and the Purcell School. He began organ studies in 2001 at the RSAMD Junior Academy with David Hamilton, and later spent a year studying at the Royal Academy of Music with James O’Donnell and David Titterington before continuing to study with Nicolas Kynaston and David Sanger. During this time he held positions at the Chapel Royal, Hampton Court Palace and St Mary’s Cathedral, Glasgow. In 2005 Mark took up the organ scholarship at Downing College Cambridge where he directed and accompanied the chapel choir, touring to Ireland, Canada and the USA, and conducted a number of major orchestral works with the college orchestra.




After graduating in music from Cambridge, Mark was appointed Organ Scholar at Canterbury Cathedral where his duties included assisting in the training of the probationer choristers and sharing in the accompaniment of the daily services and regular concerts. In addition, Mark was Assistant Organist at The King’s School, Canterbury, and played for many of the school’s choral services in the cathedral. After a year in Canterbury, Mark moved to Bradfield College where he spent two years as Organist and Teacher of Music. Having played for broadcasts on BBC Radio he is in frequent demand as an accompanist, recently accompanying works such as Lizst’s Via Crucis, Poulenc’s Gloria and Durufle’s Requiem in venues across the UK. Recent solo recitals have included both St Mary’s and St Giles Cathedrals in Edinburgh, King’s College, Cambridge and Westminster Cathedral. Mark is also a regular recitalist in the daily series at Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, details of which can be found at www.organrecitals.com.