Biography
Dr. Mark Greenawalt, tenor, is a versatile performer and educator. He has performed roles in many operas, oratorios, and musical theater productions with organizations across the United States including Portland Opera, Oregon Lyric Opera, Illinois Opera Theater, Bravo! Vancouver Series, Opera on the James, and Aiken Productions, Inc. He has enjoyed performing with John Wustman (accompanist to Luciano Pavarotti) and Mignon Dunn (Metropolitan Opera Star).
Dr. Greenawalt is a professional, certified instructor of the Blaylock Vocal Method developed by Thomas R. Blaylock. His singers have placed in state, regional and national competitions. For 10 years, Dr. Greenawalt operated a full-time private studio in Tigard, Oregon teaching singers of many different age groups and vocal styles. He has also been a member of the Voice Team under Chris Chang, M.D. at Fauquier Hospital in Warrenton, Va. While serving there, he helped habilitate singers back to healthy and functional vocal production.
Completing his undergraduate studies at Baldwin-Wallace College with a double major in Vocal Performance and Music Education, Dr. Greenawalt holds the Master of Music degree in Vocal Performance from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana and the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Vocal Performance from Shenandoah University.
Prior to joining the faculty in the Liberty University School of Music, he served on the faculty at George Fox University, Portland Community College, and Warner Pacific College. In addition, he served as choral director at Southwest Christian High School and Southwest Bible Church in Beaverton, Oregon.
Special areas of interest are Vocal Pedagogy and his musical collaboration with Dr. Michael Brennan, guitarist.