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Officers of the Academy
Master: Mark Johnson GLCM, DCIL., FRSA, FASC, FCSM, FGMS, Hon. FCCM, Hon. FNMSM, LTCL.
 Mark Johnson began his musical training as a chorister
at Doncaster Parish Church, where he also took organ lessons
from Magnus Black, MA, B.Mus (Oxon), FRCO. He is a Graduate of
the London College of Music. Mark further studied at the
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
with tuition from Kevin Smith and James Bowman. While at
College he was a Lay-Clerk at
Southwark
Cathedral under Dr. Harry Bramma.
Mark has been a school master for most of his career and
is currently Director of Music at St. Joseph's College in London,
responsible for all aspects of music in the College.
He has sung with many professional choirs, namely
The
Temple Church; The London Oratory and St. James' Spanish Place. Mark has an interest in early
music and is a member of the vocal group, Cantus firmus, a chamber choir specialising in this
field, its most recent performances being in Holland and Germany. He has performed with
"Sonnerie", a baroque instrumental group directed by Monica Huggett, in early opera.
The first of these concerts took place in Exeter College, Oxford in March 2001 to great critical
acclaim. Further concerts and a CD are under discussion. At the moment, Mark is singing alto at
St.
George's R.C. Cathedral, Southwark.
Mark is a fellow of the
Royal
Society of Arts and a member of many musical societies. He
is co-founder and Master of the Academy of St. Cecilia, a social
and learned society with an interest in early music.
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