2005 / Major Arts Council of England National Touring
Grant awarded to tour Mark Lockheart’s Big Idea and
music from the album Moving Air
2004 / New music written for NDR Big Band in Hamburg.
Music broadcast on NDR info radio Sept 30th 2005.
2003 / Another Day - Hertfordshire Jazz
Ensemble and Hertfordshire County Council commission to write big
band work for ensemble.
2001 / Arts Council of England National Touring Grant
awarded to tour The Scratch Band and music from Imaginary Dances.
2000 / Imaginary Dances - music commissioned
by Cheltenham Jazz Festival and Birmingham Jazz. First performance
at Cheltenham Jazz Festival, April 2000.
1999 / New Folk Songs - commissioned by Eastern Arts
as part of the Andrew Milne Award. New Folk Songs recording
(Linn Records) released in January 2001.
1998 / Release of album Through Rose-Coloured
Glasses.
1997 / Peter Whittingham Award - given to Mark to
record his 11-piece Scratch Band.
1997 / Intersections (with Andrew Manze) - commissioned
by BBC Radio 3.
1991 / Semana Santa - multi-media piece
commissioned by the Scottish Arts Council.