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| Mark D. Falcone was born and raised in the Little Italy section of South Philadelphia. | | #REDIRECT [[User:Mark D. Falcone]] |
| Having access to a piano when very young, peaked his interest in music. After
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| his secondary education he wanted to dedicate his life to the service of others, so he
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| joined the religious life at St. Norbert Abbey in De Pere, Wisconsin. He became a teacher
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| of theology, music and psychology teaching on a secondary level and starting a music department
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| at Archmere Academy in Claymont, Delaware. At Combs College of Music in Philadelphia he earned
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| his doctorate in music composition having studied with the late Dr. Romeo Cascarino, composer
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| of the opera "William Penn." He is also a published poet, "Fiery Mouthed Dragon" being his
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| first book published by Dorrance & Co, Philadelphia, in 1975. He founded and directed a
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| Gregorian chant choir, "Schola d'Arezzo" performing in St. Norbert Abbey Church in
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| De Pere, Wisconsin. He has a B.A. degree in Philosophy from St. Norbert College, De Pere, Wisconsin
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| an M.A. degree in Education from La Salle University in Philadelphia, and a D.M.A.
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| in music composition from Combs College of Music Philadelphia. Now retired he spends his time
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| composing, writing poetry and giving poetry readings,and his hobby photography showing his
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| photos on a National Geographic web site, called "your shot."
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