Mark A. Pottinger

Mark A. Pottinger, Ph.D. is Professor of Music and Musicology and Chair of the Communication, Sound and Media Arts Department at Manhattan University. Winner in 2017 of the prestigious Berlin Prize from the American Academy in Berlin, Dr. Pottinger is the author of a number of publications on the music and cultural life of nineteenth-century Europe and the contemporary listening environment. Noted for his exuberant energy and passionate conversations about the power of music, Dr. Pottinger regularly lectures for The Metropolitan Opera and their HD Live in Schools education program and Pre-Show Tuesday Talks.