Stephen Mark Singleton is a renowned conductor, composer, writer and guest speaker.  His unique career path has taken him all over the world including China, Africa, South America and Europe. As a frequent guest conductor and clinician, Mark has worked with choirs and orchestras of all ages and styles.  His energetic and magnetic leadership has made him one of the most sought-after conductors in New England.

As co-founder and Artistic Director of Voce, Mark has worked with some of the finest composers in the world, including Eric Whitacre, Morten Lauridsen, Paul Mealor, Ola Gjeilo, Thomas LaVoy and Ēriks Ešenvalds. In May 2018, Voce recorded the upcoming album “Blessing: The Music of Paul Mealor,” which Paul co-produced, and will be released by Signum Records in March 2020.

Mark is frequently asked to be a guest speaker at concerts, universities, and faith communities.  He currently serves on the faculty of the Hartt School of Music Community Division as Director of Primi Voci from the Connecticut Children’s Chorus. Mark has also served on the faculty of the University of Connecticut and Central Connecticut State University as well as in public schools.  While at UConn, he conducted the Concert Choir, Collegium Musicum and the Women's Chorus.

 He has prepared choruses and served as guest conductor for many orchestras including the National Symphony of China, Hartford Symphony Orchestra, New Haven Symphony Orchestra, Liberty Symphony Orchestra, Arcadiana Symphony Orchestra, Yale Symphony Orchestra and the Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra.  Currently, Mark serves as the Artistic Director of Voce and Director of Music at Immanuel Congregational Church, and had been the Chorus Director for the Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra for 18 years.

 Mark holds an undergraduate degree in cello performance and church music from William Jewell College and a Master of Music degree in choral conducting from the University of Connecticut. He has pursued additional conducting studies at the Robert Shaw Festival, the Dennis Keene Choral Festival and the Conductor’s Institute of South Carolina. His principal conducting teachers include Peter Bagley, Charles Bruffy, and Phillip C. Posey.

Mark made his New York City debut with Voce and Paul Mealor, performing at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in May 2017. Mark also prepared the Connecticut Children’s Chorus to perform at the Berkshire Choral Festival International in July 2017. In March 2019, he was appointed as the Conductor-in-Residence at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, working alongside Paul Mealor.

 Mark’s work has been described by Morten Lauridsen as "exemplifying choral performance at its finest,” and Paul Mealor referenced Mark as a “conducting legend.”  The American Record Guide described Voce as demonstrating "tender warmth, exquisite nuance and enduring spirit," and Stereophile Magazine called his work "heartbreakingly beautiful."