Mark Kurtz (HE/HIM/HIS) is a composer, pianist, organist, and music director. His colorful, multi-stylistic compositions have been performed across the United States and at GALA international choral festivals (Miami and Montréal). He has been commissioned to write original compositions and arrangements by organizations such as Stages Theater, Circle Theater, The Anti-Defamation League, The Institute for Holocaust Education, and Gallup. Besides being the Direc-tor of Music Ministries at First United Methodist Church (Omaha) and Associate Director and Collaborative Pianist for Résonance (a professional choral ensemble). He has received numer-ous scholastic, performance, and composition awards, most recently being named the winner of the Marilyn Mason/AGO Award in Organ Composition, for his “Re-Formations (after Bach).”