Mark O’Leary OAM
Conductor & Music Educator (VIC)
Mark O’Leary OAM B.Mus.Ed M.Mus is one of Australia’s most respected choral conductors, widely admired for his work with Young Voices of Melbourne, Gondwana Voices and Exaudi youth choir. He has been on more than 45 national and international tours and has made 18 CD recordings with these choirs.
Mark has special interests in Kodály teaching techniques, the development of excellence in children’s choirs and Australian choral music. He is a regular guest conductor at choral festivals around Australia and is in demand as a presenter on choral music education at workshops and conferences, both in Australia and abroad.
Mark publishes Australian choral music for young choirs in the Young Voices of Melbourne Choral Series and is the creator of the Sight Singing School books and website, which has users from more than fifty countries. He is a Churchill Fellow, an Honorary Life Member of Kodály Australia and was awarded an OAM for services to choral music in 2018.
