Mark Dangerfield is a British composer, performer and music educator working and studying in Denmark. Originally training as a guitarist, his studies with composer Edwin Hillier at the Royal College of Music in London - alongside additional tuition from Mark Anthony Turnage - led him to focus on composition, and in 2026, Mark relocated to Denmark, to pursue his postgraduate studies at the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen, supported by a scholarship from the Anglo-Danish Society. 

Mark’s compositional process is intensely physical, involving improvisation with instruments and voice, and writing by hand. Much of his music draws inspiration from literature, such as his 2024 composition Sailing to Byzantium (after William Butler Yeats’ poem) which he performed with British tenor Simon Mascarenhas-Carter at London’s Royal Albert Hall, and 2025’s Passing Time, performed by himself, soprano Héloïse Werner and cellist Colin Alexander, was based on Maya Angelou’s poem of the same title.

As a guitarist, he studied with Christopher Stell and Carlos Bonell, and has performed at venues such as the Wigmore Hall and Royal Academy of Arts, as well as participating in masterclasses with renowned guitarists including Sean Shibe, Gabriel Bianco and Laura Snowden. He graduated First Class from his undergraduate studies at the RCM in 2025.

Mark is passionate about providing high-quality music education and maintains an active career as a peripatetic teacher and workshop leader alongside his work as a performer and composer.