Mark Arnest

• Industry: Communications or Media
• Occupation: Communications / Marketing
• Location: Colorado Springs : Colorado : United States

About Me

I'm a composer, pianist, historian of 19th Century classical performance practice, and, if you're still awake, director of communications for the Colorado Springs Philharmonic. For the 15 preceeding years, I was arts writer for the Colorado Springs Gazette, where my writing was honored three times by the American Association of Sunday and Feature Editors: 2nd place in 2008, first place in 2002, and honorable mention in 1999 (all in the "Excellence in Feature Writing" category). My wife Lauren and I have written an opera, "Pike's Dream"; a musical, "All About Love," (with Murray Ross); and several plays, including "YourArmy™," "Failing Consumption," and "Maynard Dines In."

Interests

• Classical music
• theater
• piano
• yoga
• cooking
• art
• baseball
• history
• hybrid cars
• absinthe

Favorite Movies

• The Lady Eve
• The Big Sleep

Favorite Music

• Pretty much everything from
• Ockeghem
• through
• Ginastera
• allowing for countless exceptions such as "The Maiden's Prayer." A particular fondness for pianists
• Alfred Cortot
• Edwin Fischer
• and
• Benno Moiseiwitsch

Favorite Books

• The Brothers Karamazov
• almost anything by
• P.G. Wodehouse

My Blogs	Team Members
Colorado Springs Artsblog	Warren Epstein Brian Brian