Clark Rundell's name has been familiar to me for years, both as a conductor and one-half of the infamous "Mark & Clark" teaching team at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. He was lovely to chat with and someone I would love to spend more time with in the future.

I discovered that his hometown of Bloomington, Minnesota, had an incredible music education policy, he told me many great stories about his association with the composer, Louis Andriessen, and he gave a totally original, and very funny answer, to Question 2!

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This interview was recorded on 12th July 2023 via Zoom.