Mark Withers is a Maestro who performs old music and creates new music working alongside the widest possible range of musicians. He has collaborated with numerous orchestras and opera companies in his own country and abroad. As a clarinettist and saxophonist playing both period and modern instruments, he has appeared with groups such as Orchestre des Champs Elysées, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Mark designs and leads creative education and outreach projects as well as training programmes for artists working in the field. He has a special interest in music for people with sickness and disability.