St. Martin's 10th Anniversary Concert "Service High and Anthems Clear" on June 4th and 6th, 2004 was in part a memorial to Mark and his legacy.  The concert included the world premieres of Janet Vanden Bosch's "These Few Tears: In memoriam Mark Owen Sheldon" and Terry Schlenker's "Mass for Double Choir", and Herbert Howells' "Requiem", performed at Mark's request.  You can read Artistic Director Timothy Krueger's program notes from "Service High and Anthems Clear".

Mark was host and producer for a nationally syndicated classical music radio network heard locally on Colorado Public Radio.  He sang with the Dale Warland Singers, the Bach Society Chorus of Minneapolis and the Minnesota Chorale.  He received his Bachelor’s in Music Education and Masters in Choral Conducting from Brigham Young University and taught high school music in California.  He was host/producer of national broadcasts of the Minnesota Orchestra and the Utah Symphony, the Grand Teton Music Festival, and the national Christmas broadcasts of the Dale Warland Singers.  For more information on the life and career of this remarkable man please visit Colorado Public Radio's tribute to him. 

The Mark Sheldon Memorial Fund
A memorial fund was set up by St. Martin's at Mark's request after his death in 2003.  Many generous contributions from friends and supporters of Mark's formed the core of this fund.  The St. Martin's Board of Directors then decided that in order to honor Mark's commitment to recorded music and radio, and to music education, St. Martin's would use the fund to underwrite the choir's recordings, and to fund a conducting internship.  All revenues from CD sales are placed back into the fund, so it is perpetually replenished and is a tangible tribute to Mark.  The conducting internship is an annual position offered to a local graduate conducting student, and offers rehearsal and concert conducting experience, along with exposure to the administrative and Board governance of a professional choral ensemble.
[Contribute to the Mark Sheldon Memorial Fund online]