Mark Herman was born on August 25, 1987, and currently lives in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He has been playing the piano since he was seven years old and started classical organ lessons in the sixth grade.

His first introduction to the theatre organ was when he was in fourth grade and was at the Embassy Theatre. This was made possible by Bob Goldstine and the local AGO’s “Room on the Organ Bench” program. He has been studying theatre organ with John Ferguson of Indianapolis for about three years and piano with Christine Freeman at IPFW for about three and one half years.

In the summer of 2003, he was given the opportunity to play a cameo performance at the American Theatre Organ Society's annual convention in Oakland, California. Mark recently played for the ATOS 50th anniversary convention, on the Plummer Auditorium’s 4/37 Wurlitzer organ.

Mark is still involved heavily with the Embassy Theatre. He is one of the volunteer pianists & organists, and serves on the Embassy Organ Committee & the Embassy Organ Crew. He is also currently a sophomore at Bishop Dwenger High School in Ft. Wayne. In addition to playing the organ, Mark is an avid pianist and loves trying his hand at composing pieces for practice and recreational purposes. Mark feels special gratitude towards his parents, Ron and Andrea, who have supported him from the beginning.

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