MARK PEARSON
AGE 85
Mark Pearson A longtime resident of Boston, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully at the Golden Living Center - The Elmhurst in Melrose, Massachusetts on Thursday, November 5, 2015.
He was born in Rockford, Illinois on February 16, 1930, one of three sons of the late Irving F. Pearson and Erma E. (Cable) Pearson.
He was raised in Rockford and Springfield, Illinois, graduating from Springfield High School. He received his B.A. from Oberlin College and his M.A. in English from Stanford University.
After graduating, he moved to Boston to become the summer Assistant Director of Choral Activities at Harvard University, and opened his private voice studio.
Mark was a Professor of Voice at New England Conservatory from 1965 until his retirement in 2009.
He served as the Chair of the Voice Department from 1971 until 1992.
He was a well-known, highly respected and admired teacher of voice and vocal pedagogy.
During his tenure, he helped develop the school's first master's degree in vocal pedagogy.
Mark was also an accomplished performer both locally and nationally.
He performed with the Boston Symphony Orchestra as a bass soloist, with ensembles at Carnegie Hall, Tanglewood, Lincoln Center, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and regularly with the New England Conservatory Orchestra, Chorus and Chamber Singers.
Mark Pearson is survived by his brothers, Kenneth E. and his wife of Houston, TX and Donald R. and his wife of Rockford, IL,
Services are private.
AGE 85
Mark Pearson A longtime resident of Boston, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully at the Golden Living Center - The Elmhurst in Melrose, Massachusetts on Thursday, November 5, 2015.
He was born in Rockford, Illinois on February 16, 1930, one of three sons of the late Irving F. Pearson and Erma E. (Cable) Pearson.
He was raised in Rockford and Springfield, Illinois, graduating from Springfield High School. He received his B.A. from Oberlin College and his M.A. in English from Stanford University.
After graduating, he moved to Boston to become the summer Assistant Director of Choral Activities at Harvard University, and opened his private voice studio.
Mark was a Professor of Voice at New England Conservatory from 1965 until his retirement in 2009.
He served as the Chair of the Voice Department from 1971 until 1992.
He was a well-known, highly respected and admired teacher of voice and vocal pedagogy.
During his tenure, he helped develop the school's first master's degree in vocal pedagogy.
Mark was also an accomplished performer both locally and nationally.
He performed with the Boston Symphony Orchestra as a bass soloist, with ensembles at Carnegie Hall, Tanglewood, Lincoln Center, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and regularly with the New England Conservatory Orchestra, Chorus and Chamber Singers.
Mark Pearson is survived by his brothers, Kenneth E. and his wife of Houston, TX and Donald R. and his wife of Rockford, IL,
Services are private.
MARK PEARSON
AGE 85
Mark Pearson A longtime resident of Boston, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully at the Golden Living Center - The Elmhurst in Melrose, Massachusetts on Thursday, November 5, 2015.
He was born in Rockford, Illinois on February 16, 1930, one of three sons of the late Irving F. Pearson and Erma E. (Cable) Pearson.
He was raised in Rockford and Springfield, Illinois, graduating from Springfield High School. He received his B.A. from Oberlin College and his M.A. in English from Stanford University.
After graduating, he moved to Boston to become the summer Assistant Director of Choral Activities at Harvard University, and opened his private voice studio.
Mark was a Professor of Voice at New England Conservatory from 1965 until his retirement in 2009.
He served as the Chair of the Voice Department from 1971 until 1992.
He was a well-known, highly respected and admired teacher of voice and vocal pedagogy.
During his tenure, he helped develop the school's first master's degree in vocal pedagogy.
Mark was also an accomplished performer both locally and nationally.
He performed with the Boston Symphony Orchestra as a bass soloist, with ensembles at Carnegie Hall, Tanglewood, Lincoln Center, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and regularly with the New England Conservatory Orchestra, Chorus and Chamber Singers.
Mark Pearson is survived by his brothers, Kenneth E. and his wife of Houston, TX and Donald R. and his wife of Rockford, IL,
Services are private.
AGE 85
Mark Pearson A longtime resident of Boston, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully at the Golden Living Center - The Elmhurst in Melrose, Massachusetts on Thursday, November 5, 2015.
He was born in Rockford, Illinois on February 16, 1930, one of three sons of the late Irving F. Pearson and Erma E. (Cable) Pearson.
He was raised in Rockford and Springfield, Illinois, graduating from Springfield High School. He received his B.A. from Oberlin College and his M.A. in English from Stanford University.
After graduating, he moved to Boston to become the summer Assistant Director of Choral Activities at Harvard University, and opened his private voice studio.
Mark was a Professor of Voice at New England Conservatory from 1965 until his retirement in 2009.
He served as the Chair of the Voice Department from 1971 until 1992.
He was a well-known, highly respected and admired teacher of voice and vocal pedagogy.
During his tenure, he helped develop the school's first master's degree in vocal pedagogy.
Mark was also an accomplished performer both locally and nationally.
He performed with the Boston Symphony Orchestra as a bass soloist, with ensembles at Carnegie Hall, Tanglewood, Lincoln Center, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and regularly with the New England Conservatory Orchestra, Chorus and Chamber Singers.
Mark Pearson is survived by his brothers, Kenneth E. and his wife of Houston, TX and Donald R. and his wife of Rockford, IL,
Services are private.
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