After growing up in Adelaide, Mark Bain completed his BMus with First Class Honours at the Australian National University School of Music in Canberra. Following this, Mark moved to Germany and continued his studies as a guest student at the University for Music and the Performing Arts in Frankfurt am Main.
In 2011, Mark was appointed to his current position of Tutti Trumpet with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra. Alongside this, he has performed with many orchestras and ensembles throughout Europe, the Middle East, and Australasia.
Mark is also a passionate music educator, having held teaching positions at the Australian National University School of Music, the University for Music and the Performing Arts Frankfurt am Main, and the University of Tasmania Conservatorium of Music. He has also been a guest trumpet tutor for the Australian Youth Orchestra’s Young Symphonists program, and is currently the trumpet tutor at The Friends' School in Hobart.
In 2019, Mark founded his own performance coaching and public speaking business, Performance Under Pressure. This was created with the purpose of supporting and empowering musicians to take charge of their own learning, performance, and broader personal development.
