John Markert

Associate Director

In addition to performing as a freelance pianist throughout Houston, John Markert also serves as director with the Houston Boychoir and as director of choral activities at Northbrook High School. He has performed internationally with instrumentalists and choral groups including international choral festivals in Manila and Bangkok, sponsored by the Association of South East Asian Schools, and in performance with flutist Catherine LeGrand in a cultural exchange concert at the Göethe Institute, Bangkok, under the auspices of the US Embassy.

After receiving a Master’s degree in organ performance from Indiana University, John began teaching choir in Houston, Texas. Shortly thereafter, John also became the music director at Zion Lutheran Church in the Heights and spent a great deal of energy developing the music program there. He started several new outreach programs including a Scholarship Singer program in which high school juniors and seniors served as weekly paid singers. Additionally, John began an annual children’s hymn fest where area elementary students work with renowned choir directors and organists from throughout the country in a weekend workshop and children’s hymnfest.

In the summers John likes to spend his time attending seminars and workshops, and traveling to Thailand.