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February 22, 2024

Mark awarded LRSM – Singing Award in Prison

Reading Time: 8 minutes After completing his DipABRSM in 2014, Mark took some time to focus on his legal studies before returning to his music in 2023. I was really lucky to meet some amazing musicians through Vox Holloway Choir and Liberty Choir, who encouraged me to take on the LRSM. With their support,...

May 15, 2018

The Suppliant’s Song – a Hymn written in prison

Reading Time: < 1 minute Mark’s faith has been an important source of strength for him in prison. Many have been moved by Mark’s music in Church, where he plays the piano and violin for the weekly services. Mark wrote this special prayer for the prison choir, which speaks not only to his own personal...

July 23, 2014

Mark awarded DipABRSM – Singing Diploma in Prison

Reading Time: 4 minutes Mark studied for his Diploma in Music Performance (DipABRSM, rebranded as ARSM in 2024) whilst in prison, achieving a Merit. He was the first person to have ever attempted an exam at this level in prison. On a sunny afternoon in July, two examiners from the Royal Schools of Music...

Mark’s Work Colleague

“I worked with Mark when he was an intern at IBM UK, in particular at the Wimbledon Championships [2007]. This is a very intense working environment, in a high-pressure public facing situation. We actually sat next to one another and worked very closely in this 14 hour day, 7 day a week project, creating and designing in a new online environment. Mark was a pleasure to work with. He showed a wide range of talents from technical ones to very intricate visual design and creativity. He was also incredibly helpful and willing to take time out to help the extended team and fitted straight into a very varied group of individuals. I was very pleased to see him start an online business subsequently [2008].

For me, Mark is a very talented, very balanced and very genial individual. The pressure we worked under tested people, and he passed. Without his willingness to take his work further, to suggest and innovate, the part of the project we were delivering would not have been such a success. I cannot relate the situation Mark finds himself in with the Mark that I know. My thoughts are with him and I know we will all help him through this in whatever way we can.”

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Mark awarded LRSM – Singing Award in Prison

The Suppliant’s Song – a Hymn written in prison

Mark awarded DipABRSM – Singing Diploma in Prison

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