Double bassist Mark Wallace began studying the double bass in his public school’s orchestra program, led by former San Antonio Symphony violinist Joan Blesser. Mark later enrolled at The Juilliard School where he was admitted with Presidential Distinction, having received the highest audition rating among double bass applicants that year. At Juilliard his teacher was Eugene Levinson, principal bass of the New York Philharmonic. After earning Bachelors and Masters degrees, Mark further studied with Donald Palma at Yale University.

Before moving to the Bay Area, Mark worked as Assistant Principal Bass of the Filarmonica de Minas Gerais in Belo Horizonte Brazil, and previously performed with the New Jersey Symphony, New York Philharmonic, and Sarasota Opera Orchestra.

Now residing in Petaluma, California, Mark is currently performing as Assistant Principal Bass of the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra and Reno Philharmonic, and is a regular guest performer with many ensembles in the Bay Area, including the San Francisco Opera Orchestra, New Century Chamber Orchestra, and the local symphonies of Marin, Modesto, Stockton, Santa Rosa, and Berkeley.