Mark Goddard, born in 1960, is a distinguished composer and musician. He studied at the Royal Academy of Music (RAM), where he earned the GRSM (hons) and LRAM (piano) degrees. During his time at RAM, he received nine awards for composition, including the prestigious Eric Coates Prize and the Capital Radio Prize After completing his studies, Mark married Pat Goddard, a fellow RAM student and bassoonist. They worked in Oxford for ten years, where Mark composed, arranged, and conducted orchestras and choirs. In 1989, they founded Spartan Press, which they later relocated to the Scottish Highlands12. In 2018, Mark and Pat sold Spartan Press and moved to Bristol, where they established Clifton Edition Limited in 2023. Mark was honored with the Associate of the Royal Academy of Music (ARAM) in 2015 for his contributions to the music profession.

Mark Goddard’s Trombone Concerto is a five movement work commissioned in 1985 by John Esaias and the Burford Orchestra for the trombonist Michael Skitt. First… performed in March 1986. Fully revised in 2018. This concerto can be performed in any of the following configurations: ‘Concerto‘ (movements I – V) duration: 20 minutes ‘Concertino‘ (movements I, III and V) duration: 13½ minutes ‘Buffoonery‘ (last movement only) duration: 4 minutes