Job Title
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Private Lesson Instructor in Double Bass
Music, College of Arts and Sciences
Started at Bethel
1991
Education
- St. Olaf College - B.A., 1984
- The Peabody Institute of The John Hopkins University - M.M., 1986
Areas of expertise
Kausch teaches private double bass lessons with research interest in historically-informed performance.
Biography
Mark Kausch is a graduate of St. Olaf College and the Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University. Mark teaches double bass at Hamline University, Augsburg University, Bethel University, and taught previously at the College of Saint Benedict-Saint John’s University where he also served as founding director of the CSB-SJU Consort of Viols.
He has performed on double bass, violone, and viola da gamba with ensembles including the Hanover Band of London, the Smithsonian Chamber Orchestra, the Philadelphia Bach Society and the Grande Bande of New York. In the Twin Cities he has performed with a broad array of ensembles including the Lyra Baroque Orchestra, the Rose Ensemble, the Minnesota Opera and Vocal Essence.
Courses Taught
- Private Double Bass Lessons
- String Methods, double bass unit
Professional Organizations, Committees, and Boards
American String Teachers Association
MN String Teachers Association
Nominating Committee, Early Music America
Board Member, Minneapolis Pops Orchestra
Viola da Gamba Society of America
U.K. Viola da Gamba Society
Hobbies and Interests
Historic homes of Minneapolis-St. Paul, Historically-informed performance