Conductor Clark Rundell has a strong commitment to contemporary music and is noted for the speed with which he masters difficult new scores. Rundell is also an educator who has spent much of his career in Britain. Rundell made his recording debut in 1995, conducting the Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra on an album of music by composer John McLeod, Visions of the North. He made several more albums with that ensemble, including a series devoted to the wind music of Percy Grainger. He earned a reputation for mastering difficult scores quickly, conducting the Barcelona Symphony in Bernstein's Mass with just 48 hours' notice. Rundell specializes in 20th century opera and is committed to contemporary music in a wide range of styles. By 2022, his recording catalog encompassed more than 50 items, including most guitarist Xuefei Yang's Magna Carta, featuring works by John Brunning.