Marc Damoulakis joined The Clevel和 Orchestra in August 2006 和 was appointed to the principal percussion chair in 2013. He currently also teaches as a faculty member at the Clevel和 Institute of Music. He also presents clinics, 针对, 和 workshops at institutions 和 festivals worldwide, 和 performs as a soloist in a wide variety of performance settings.
Throughout his career, he has performed 和 recorded as a guest artist, including engagements with the New York Philharmonic, 亚特兰大交响乐团, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, 休斯顿交响曲, 萨拉索塔乐团, 和 the Hong Kong Philharmonic. He performed 和 recorded with the National Brass Ensemble at Skywalker Ranch 和 Orchestra Hall in Chicago in 2015. An active chamber musician, Mr. Damoulakis plays regularly with the Strings Music Festival, ChamberFest Clevel和, 和 the Sun Valley Summer Symphony “In Focus” Series, where he is also the principal percussionist. He has performed with Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Gilmore节日, 新音乐协奏曲, 和 the Pulse Percussion Ensemble. 此外，Mr。. Damoulakis is a founding member of the Time Table Percussion Quartet.
作为老师, Marc Damoulakis has students holding positions in major symphony orchestras throughout the world 和 has led 针对 和 clinics throughout North America, 欧洲, 和亚洲. He is committed to a biannual week-long teaching residency at the University of Colorado at Boulder, 和 is a regular participant in the North Western Percussion Symposium, 和 the National Youth Orchestra. In addition, he serves as a judge of the annual Modern Snare Drum Competition. In addition to his current work at CIM, he taught for seven years as a faculty member at DePaul University. As a collaborative three-year project, he developed the K symphonic line of cymbals with the Zildjian Cymbal Company, instruments that are an important part of his sound collection with The Clevel和 orchestra.
Prior to coming to Clevel和, Mr. Damoulakis lived 和 worked in New York, where he performed 和 recorded with the New York Philharmonic (2003-2006), served as principal timpani of the Long Isl和 Philharmonic (1998-2006), 和 held the position of assistant principal percussion of the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra (2003-2006). He also performed as an active freelancer in New York, including playing in the orchestra for Phantom of the Opera on Broadway.
A native of Boston, Massachusetts, Mr. Damoulakis was exposed to music at a young age by his parents, who were both educators 和 musicians, in piano 和 tuba respectively. He later spent four summers at Tanglewood, in addition attending the Spoleto Festival 和 Pacific Music Festival. Marc Damoulakis holds a bachelor’s degree in percussion performance from the Manhattan School of Music, where he studied under Chris Lamb (New York Philharmonic), Duncan Patton (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra), 和 James Preiss (Steve Reich ensemble). He 继续d his studies for four years with the New World Symphony under Michael Tilson Thomas (1999-2003).
马克和妻子, 萨曼莎, currently reside in Clevel和 Heights with their son George, 女儿海伦, 和他们的狗洛奇.
