The Creation by Haydn

Upcoming performing highlights for Marc include summer performances as Father Truelove (The Rake’s Progress ) and Jules (Sunday in the Park with George ) at Glimmerglass Opera, Simone (Gianni Schicchi) at Tri-Cities Opera, a recital appearance at IC with Sparks & Wiry Cries/Oxford Lieder, and oratorio performances with the Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes, Cayuga Chamber Orchestra, Mohawk Valley Oratorio Society, and the Ithaca College Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Mark Russell Smith. He will also present recital and pedagogy residencies at Cedarville University and Colorado State University.

Recent engagements include developmental workshops with Glimmerglass Opera and Ithaca College faculty and students , singing the roles of Milo Carter in The Rip Van Winkles (Ben Morris and Laura Fuentes) and the title role in Rumpelstiltskin and the Unlovable Children (Jens Ibsen). Other recent appearances include performances with NYS Baroque, Defiance Requiem Project, Albany Pro-Musica and the Philadelphia Orchestra, Syracuse Opera, Tri-Cities Opera, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Symphoria, and Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, among others.
An active recitalist, Marc has appeared with the Cincinnati Song Initiative, New York Festival of Song, The Song Continues series at Weill Recital Hall, and the Fall Island Vocal Arts Seminar in the Repertoire Development for Teaching Professionals Program. He has been a guest artist at Si Parla, Si Canta in Arona, Italy, and has served as interim co-director and faculty member of the vocal studio at the Songe d’été en Musique Festival in Quebec, Canada.

As a clinician and adjudicator, he has given recent masterclasses at Boston University, DePaul University, Baldwin Wallace Conservatory, Wake Forest University, Pacific Lutheran University, the University of Texas at Brownsville, the University of S. Mississippi, E. Kentucky University, Binghamton University, Cornell University, and Sam Houston State University. Additionally, he has served as a masterclass clinician and adjudicator for the CS Music Competitions in Chicago, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C., as well as an adjudicator for the 20th anniversary McCammon International Voice Competition at Fort Worth Opera (preliminary round).
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Marc's professional training includes residencies in the Filene Studio at Wolf Trap Opera, Seattle Opera Studio, Florida Grand Opera Studio, San Francisco Opera’s Merola Program, and the Juilliard Opera Center. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree from Eastman School of Music ('25), an Artist Diploma in Opera Performance from The Juilliard Opera Center at The Juilliard School ('08) and a master’s degree in performance and literature from the Eastman School of Music ('06). His principal voice teachers include Carol Webber, Robert C. White, and David Parks. A proud graduate of Ithaca College’s B.M. in Vocal Performance and Music Education ('02), he is honored to mentor the next generation of singers at his alma mater, fostering a learning environment where students develop their unique artistic voices and prepare for fulfilling careers in music.