Mark Goodenberger, percussionist and composer, is the Director of Percussion Studies at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Washington. As a specialist in symphonic and chamber music, he has worked with composers such as Steve Reich, Libby Larsen, Chen Yi, George Crumb, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Elliott Carter, Lou Harrison, Zhou Long, Tomas Svoboda, Forrest Pierce, Mark Polishook, and Chinary Ung, premiering many new works. He is also active as a baroque specialist performing the kettledrums with the Portland Baroque Orchestra, Seattle Baroque Orchestra, and The Trinity Consort.
As a concert recitalist, he performs many pieces of his own written for a wide variety of instruments. His compositions range from solos to works for mixed ensembles, to pieces that join elements of theater, dance, and vaudeville into the diverse world of percussion. In 2013, he was awarded the Outstanding Faculty Artistic Achievement Award by Central Washington University's College of Arts and Humanities.
He is a Yamaha Performing Artist, a member of the Vic Firth Education team, and is proud to endorse the Goodenberger G-LINE Mix marimba mallets, made by Amy Putnam Mallets.
He holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Lewis and Clark College and a Masters of Music in performance degree from the University of Michigan.
