2015 to Present: Instructor at Flagstaff School of Music
Teaches Piano, Clarinet, Flute, Saxophone, Guitar, Theory and Improvisation, and Sitar
*Since 2022, co-owner of Flagstaff School of Music
1989-2015 -Bilingual Teacher, Coordinator, Assistant Administrator LAUSD and Northern Arizona charter Schools
1972-1989--- Traveler, Itinerant Performer in Chiapas< Mexico, Homesteader in French Pyrenees, Music Performer and artisan (ocarina maker)
1974 to Present
Together with Carmen Marcus, performed the Light Show in Mexico, France, Germany, Israel, Egypt, Vancouver, Southern California area. Recent performances in Nothern Arizona include Equinox and Solstice Celebrations for the Interference Series, (2022-2025)
Received ArtxExperience Grant for 2024, to present classroom enrichment programs and performances at Lowell Observatory and the CCA Auditorium combining Light Shows with imaginative journeys into deep space.

Artist Statement:

The Cosmic Primordial Light Show uses improvised music on a wide variety of world cultural instruments to accompany the art of liquid light projection, basically using colors dissolved in water to create artistic impressions of liquid flow forms which can be projected on a screen.
These projected forms are felt by many to have a relaxing and inspiring effect on the viewer, and can inspire creativity in musical improvisation, creation of poetry or written word, dance or movement exercises, and a deeper level of thinking or imagining. It therefore can become the vehicle of creating multimedia multidisciplinary artistic experiences or performances where, by breaking down barriers between different forms of creative expression or genres, new and unexpected levels of synergy can emerge.

Contact Information:

Email: johnhmarcus@gmail.com

Phone: 818.389.4394