Itinerant
CLARINET & SAXOPHONE
Mark began his musical career under the watchful eye of his mother Noeline, who was his first music teacher. After deciding that the violin was not his instrument, Mark concentrated on the clarinet, later taking up the saxophone after seeing Mark Walton perform. This sparked a lifelong passion of exploring and extending the classical saxophone repertoire.
He moved swiftly into both the teaching and performing sides of the Christchurch music scene and taught and performed in both classical and jazz genres for 25 years. In 2012, Mark moved to Auckland to take up a position in the Royal New Zealand Navy Band, where he spent seven years performing a number of roles including concertmaster, lead saxophone and soloist. Mark left the NZDF in 2020 but continues to reside in Auckland, as an independent musician, performing and teaching.
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CLARINET & SAXOPHONE
Craig began his musical study at the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne. During the next seventeen years he played with some of Australia’s major orchestras including the State Orchestra of Victoria, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Australian Philharmonic, and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. His further studies included lessons with members of the BBC Symphony, Budapest Symphony and Oslo Philharmonic Orchestras. Craig is currently in his final year of a Doctor of Musical Arts at Waikato University.
Craig has had a varied career not only in orchestras but several professional wind bands, including the Royal New Zealand Navy Band, and many chamber ensembles in Australia, Malaysia and Israel, where he taught at the Edward Said National Conservatorium of Music in Jerusalem. On his return to New Zealand Craig has been a member of Opus Orchestra and Bach Musica New Zealand, he is co-founder of Eklekktika Chamber Ensemble, Vent Wind Quintet and the Whēkau Trio and has been a soloist with several local orchestras.
SAXOPHONE
Nathan is a multi-instrumentalist from West Auckland. From age 5, Nathan showed a keen interest in music and musicianship encouraged by a musically rich and diverse family. Over the next 20 years he has picked up and pursued a variety of instruments including guitar, bass guitar, clarinet, saxophone, bass clarinet, piano, and drums among others.
Having studied a diploma in contemporary music and with several Trinity College qualifications to his name, Nathan has spent a majority of his time either performing live and in studios or teaching privately.
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