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Mark Anthony Cruz
As a perfromer he was twice a feature artist with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic and Ballet Oklahoma. He was the guitarist on the Baylor University film project “A Significant Journey”. He was a top prize recipient of the Winfield National Fingerstyle competition in both ’93 and ’01. In August of 2005 he toured Germany, Italy, Serbia and Austria. Mr. Cruz has shared the stage with Yolanda Adams, Kim Waters and Tommy Emmanuel.
As a composer Mr. Cruz has been published by FLP Publications, Melbay and Shawnee Press. In July 2005, his composition “Triptych” was premiered at the New York Mannes Guitar Seminar skillfully in the hands of guitar virtuoso Adam Holzman. In 2006 he was awarded 1st prize in a composition contest sponsored by the Austin classical guitar society for his guitar quartet “El Payaso”. He was featured twice on the internationally syndicated radio show “Classical Guitar Alive”. Mark has recorded seven Cds independently.
Mark lives in Buda, Texas where he resides with his wife and two children.