Mark A. Bartley, D.M.A.

Associate Professor of Music, Director of Orchestral Activities

Office: Mary Moody Northen Hall, Room 257
Email: mbartley@wtamu.edu
Phone: 806-651-2830

Professional Profile

Dr. Bartley joined the Department of Music in 2006.  He earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Boston University and holds bachelor's and master's degrees in music from The University of Texas.

Teaching and Related Service

Dr. Bartley directs the WTAMU Symphony and serves as Associate Director of the School of Music.  He leads the orchestra at the Chamber Music Strings Camp at WTAMU.

Research and Creative Activity

Dr. Bartley currently serves the Amarillo Symphony as associate conductor; he also led the Amarillo Youth Symphony from 2007-2010.  

Dr. Bartley has conducted professional orchestras around the world, including the China Opera and Dance Symphony Orchestra (Beijing), the Harbin Opera Orchestra (China), and the Philharmonic Orchestra of Bacau (Romania).  Prior to moving to Canyon, Dr. Bartley directed the Orchestra and Chorale at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts.  During his six years in the northeast, he conducted ensembles from Cornell, Yale, Boston University, Worcester Polytechnic Institute and the New England Conservatory.  

He taught in school music programs in Austin, Houston, and George West, Texas.  He is sought after as a clinician and adjudicator, with previous engagements as far away as Hawaii and Alaska.