Christopher Marks is Associate Dean of the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is also Associate Professor at the Glenn Korff School of Music at Nebraska, where he has taught organ and music theory since 2006. From 1999 to 2006, he taught organ and served as University Organist at Syracuse University. He holds degrees from University of Richmond, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and the Eastman School of Music. An active proponent of new music, Marks has premiered a number of commissioned organ works. His diverse stylistic interests also steer him towards a variety of other repertoire, with a recent interest in American organ music of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Marks is an active performer, having played organs in major venues in the US and England. He has made several recordings, including a 3-volume series devoted to the organ music of Seth Bingham (1882-1972). He has served on the Board of Directors of the Organ Historical Society, for which he served as Chair 2015-2017.