Mark Heron is a Scottish conductor noted for dynamic and well-rehearsed performances of an unusually wide repertoire. He appears with orchestras including the BBC Philharmonic, BBC Scottish, Philharmonia, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Royal Scottish National, Manchester Camerata, Psappha, and Meininger Hofkapelle. He is Music Director of the Nottingham Philharmonic, and as conducting faculty at the RNCM works regularly with all the College’s orchestras and ensembles. Mark has huge expertise in contemporary music and has collaborated with dozens of the greatest living composers. He has recorded more than 20 CDs with the RNCM Wind Orchestra and Manchester Camerata on labels such as Chandos, Naxos, NMC, ASC and Polyphonic. Alongside his conducting engagements, Mark has an international reputation as a conducting teacher on the RNCM's world-leading conducting programmes, at the University of Manchester, as a visiting professor to the Royal Air Force, and as a guest at masterclasses all over the world. www.markheron.co.uk @markconductor