Composer


Stephen Martin received a Bachelor of Music degree in composition from Central Michigan University, where his principal instructor was David Gillingham. He earned Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from the University of Texas at Autin, where he studied composition with Kevin Puts, and Yevgeniy Sharlat.

His compositions include among others, We Go On, for solo percussion; Eli; of the Earth, for cello and piano; Impending Disarray, for piano duet; Reflections of a Lost Soul, for solo vibraphone, and six percussionists; and Alone, for unaccompanied alto saxophone. The latter of these was premiered in 2006 at the North American Saxophone Conference, and then performed also at the 2006 World Saxophone Congress in Slovenia. His most recent composition, Past Feeling, is a multiple percussion solo, which is scheduled to be premiered on April 3, 2010 by Emily Tannert, who commissioned the work.

Other collaborations include an original film score for the Ooga Films production, Heart Box.

Email Stephen at: mail@stephenamartin.com

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