Markus’s piano compositions live at the intersection of classical, jazz, and pop.
“…the brilliant underpinning of Markus Hauk’s flowing, semi-classical piano swells like a rippling waterfall…” – Broadway World
Markus was trained as a classical pianist in Germany before studying jazz on a scholarship at Berklee College of Music. In addition, he earned a Master’s degree in choral conducting from the Boston Conservatory.
Markus has conducted big bands, vocal ensembles, orchestras, rock groups, jazz combos, and over 80 musical theater productions, including a national tour of Irving Berlin’s I Love A Piano. He has also lived in four countries, co-founded Boston Opera Collaborative, and released two CDs of his piano compositions. His music has been featured on nationally syndicated German network radio and on the album le classique abstrait, published worldwide by Universal Music.
Markus has been serving the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair since 2012. He also completed the three-year Music Leadership Certification program administered by the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) , served as chair of the Music Leadership Certification Committee, and directed the General assembly band in Kansas City and New Orleans. He believes in the power of communal singing, dismantling white supremacy, and smashing the patriarchy.
In his own words: “He has also lived in France and Spain, figured out the meaning of life, played in a rock group while dressed in a bright pink jumpsuit, conducted operas, big bands, and hundreds of musical theater performances. In other words, he’s a perfectly normal guy who just happens to write brilliant music.”
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