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Colin Martin is a composer from Albuquerque, New Mexico, whose music has been performed widely across the United States and South Korea. His music has been described as “clever and effective”, and “complete, well-written… with its own artistic life” with “really great vocal writing” (The American Prize), and has been performed at the University of New Mexico's Popejoy Hall, the American Romanian Festival, San Francisco's Center for New Music, Korea National University of Arts, the Haman Culture and Art Center in Haman, South Korea, The University of Miami, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, the Conductor's Institute at Bard College, and Middlebury College's Mahaney Center for the Arts.
Colin has three major orchestral works that have all premiered with the New Mexico Philharmonic: "The Great Gatsby" ballet, commissioned by the New Mexico Ballet Company; "Songs from "By Heart"", which premiered with soprano Hannah Stephens and the NMP and was awarded Second Place in the American Prize for Orchestral Composition, Professional Division in 2023; and a symphony celebrating Leonard Bernstein's centennial. His doctoral dissertation is a Cello Concerto composed in collaboration with Romanian cellist Andrei Ioniță, a Gold Medalist at the International Tchaikovsky Competition. Colin has also collaborated with such esteemed performers as Chicago Symphony Orchestra Principal Trombone Tim Higgins; pianists Olga Kern, Vladislav Kern, and Anna Dmytrenko; members of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra at the American Romanian Festival; Philadelphia Orchestra Assistant Principal Bass Tobias Vigneau; sopranos Winnie Nieh and Hannah Stephens; timpanist Douglas Cardwell; and conductors Roberto Minczuk and Grant Cooper, among others.
Colin annually premieres his piano works as a soloist at the Southwest Piano Festival in Albuquerque, where he serves as Vice President and Composer-in-Residence.
Colin has a DMA in Music Theory and Composition from the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami, a MM in Composition at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and a Bachelor's of Arts in Music with Honors from Middlebury College, with minors in Spanish and Chinese. He teaches piano, music theory, and composition, and has a passion for sharing his love and knowledge of music with the next generation of talented musicians.
Below is a small sample of Colin performing his recent Piano Sonata #4, "The Art of Love".
Colin Martin is a composer from Albuquerque, New Mexico, whose music has been performed widely across the United States and South Korea. His music has been described as “clever and effective”, and “complete, well-written… with its own artistic life” with “really great vocal writing” (The American Prize), and has been performed at the University of New Mexico's Popejoy Hall, the American Romanian Festival, San Francisco's Center for New Music, Korea National University of Arts, the Haman Culture and Art Center in Haman, South Korea, The University of Miami, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, the Conductor's Institute at Bard College, and Middlebury College's Mahaney Center for the Arts.
Colin has three major orchestral works that have all premiered with the New Mexico Philharmonic: "The Great Gatsby" ballet, commissioned by the New Mexico Ballet Company; "Songs from "By Heart"", which premiered with soprano Hannah Stephens and the NMP and was awarded Second Place in the American Prize for Orchestral Composition, Professional Division in 2023; and a symphony celebrating Leonard Bernstein's centennial. His doctoral dissertation is a Cello Concerto composed in collaboration with Romanian cellist Andrei Ioniță, a Gold Medalist at the International Tchaikovsky Competition. Colin has also collaborated with such esteemed performers as Chicago Symphony Orchestra Principal Trombone Tim Higgins; pianists Olga Kern, Vladislav Kern, and Anna Dmytrenko; members of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra at the American Romanian Festival; Philadelphia Orchestra Assistant Principal Bass Tobias Vigneau; sopranos Winnie Nieh and Hannah Stephens; timpanist Douglas Cardwell; and conductors Roberto Minczuk and Grant Cooper, among others.
Colin annually premieres his piano works as a soloist at the Southwest Piano Festival in Albuquerque, where he serves as Vice President and Composer-in-Residence.
Colin has a DMA in Music Theory and Composition from the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami, a MM in Composition at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and a Bachelor's of Arts in Music with Honors from Middlebury College, with minors in Spanish and Chinese. He teaches piano, music theory, and composition, and has a passion for sharing his love and knowledge of music with the next generation of talented musicians.
Below is a small sample of Colin performing his recent Piano Sonata #4, "The Art of Love".
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Colin Martin is an award-winning composer whose music has been performed across the United States and South Korea. He has three major orchestral works that have all premiered with the New Mexico Philharmonic. His doctoral dissertation is a Cello Concerto composed in collaboration with International Tchaikovsky Competition Gold Medalist Andrei Ioniță. Colin has also collaborated with major soloists; members of the Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia, and San Francisco Symphonies; and esteemed conductors. He annually premieres his piano works as a soloist at the Southwest Piano Festival, where he serves as Vice President and Composer-in-Residence.
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Colin Martin is an award-winning composer whose music is “complete, well-written… with its own artistic life” (The American Prize) and has been performed at concert halls and universities across the United States and South Korea.
Colin has three major orchestral works that have all premiered with the New Mexico Philharmonic, including an evening-length ballet; a work for soprano and orchestra; and a symphony. His doctoral dissertation is a Cello Concerto composed in collaboration with esteemed Romanian cellist Andrei Ioniță, a Gold Medal winner at the International Tchaikovsky Competition. Colin has also collaborated with such esteemed performers as Chicago Symphony Orchestra Principal Trombone Tim Higgins; pianists Olga Kern, Vladislav Kern, and Anna Dmytrenko; members of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra at the American Romanian Festival; Philadelphia Orchestra Assistant Principal Bass Tobias Vigneau; sopranos Winnie Nieh and Hannah Stephens; timpanist Douglas Cardwell; and conductors Roberto Minczuk and Grant Cooper, among others.
Colin annually premieres his piano works as a soloist at the Southwest Piano Festival in Albuquerque, where he serves as Vice President and Composer-in-Residence. He teaches piano, music theory, and composition, and has a passion for sharing his love and knowledge of music with the next generation of talented musicians.
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Colin Martin is an award-winning composer from Albuquerque, New Mexico. His music has been described as “clever and effective”, and “complete, well-written… with its own artistic life” with “really great vocal writing” (The American Prize), and has been performed at concert halls and universities across the United States and South Korea.
Colin has three major orchestral works that have all premiered with the New Mexico Philharmonic: "The Great Gatsby" ballet, commissioned by the New Mexico Ballet Company; "Songs from "By Heart"", which premiered with soprano Hannah Stephens and the NMP and was awarded Second Place in the American Prize for Orchestral Composition, Professional Division in 2023; and a symphony celebrating Leonard Bernstein's centennial. His doctoral dissertation is a Cello Concerto composed in collaboration with Romanian cellist Andrei Ioniță, a Gold Medalist at the International Tchaikovsky Competition. Colin has also collaborated with such esteemed performers as Chicago Symphony Orchestra Principal Trombone Tim Higgins; pianists Olga Kern, Vladislav Kern, and Anna Dmytrenko; members of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra at the American Romanian Festival; Philadelphia Orchestra Assistant Principal Bass Tobias Vigneau; sopranos Winnie Nieh and Hannah Stephens; timpanist Douglas Cardwell; and conductors Roberto Minczuk and Grant Cooper, among others.
Colin annually premieres his piano works as a soloist at the Southwest Piano Festival in Albuquerque, where he serves as Vice President and Composer-in-Residence.
Colin has a DMA in Music Theory and Composition from the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami, a MM in Composition at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and a Bachelor's of Arts in Music with Honors from Middlebury College, with minors in Spanish and Chinese. He teaches piano, music theory, and composition, and has a passion for sharing his love and knowledge of music with the next generation of talented musicians.
Short (100 words):
Colin Martin is an award-winning composer whose music has been performed across the United States and South Korea. He has three major orchestral works that have all premiered with the New Mexico Philharmonic. His doctoral dissertation is a Cello Concerto composed in collaboration with International Tchaikovsky Competition Gold Medalist Andrei Ioniță. Colin has also collaborated with major soloists; members of the Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia, and San Francisco Symphonies; and esteemed conductors. He annually premieres his piano works as a soloist at the Southwest Piano Festival, where he serves as Vice President and Composer-in-Residence.
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Colin Martin is an award-winning composer whose music is “complete, well-written… with its own artistic life” (The American Prize) and has been performed at concert halls and universities across the United States and South Korea.
Colin has three major orchestral works that have all premiered with the New Mexico Philharmonic, including an evening-length ballet; a work for soprano and orchestra; and a symphony. His doctoral dissertation is a Cello Concerto composed in collaboration with esteemed Romanian cellist Andrei Ioniță, a Gold Medal winner at the International Tchaikovsky Competition. Colin has also collaborated with such esteemed performers as Chicago Symphony Orchestra Principal Trombone Tim Higgins; pianists Olga Kern, Vladislav Kern, and Anna Dmytrenko; members of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra at the American Romanian Festival; Philadelphia Orchestra Assistant Principal Bass Tobias Vigneau; sopranos Winnie Nieh and Hannah Stephens; timpanist Douglas Cardwell; and conductors Roberto Minczuk and Grant Cooper, among others.
Colin annually premieres his piano works as a soloist at the Southwest Piano Festival in Albuquerque, where he serves as Vice President and Composer-in-Residence. He teaches piano, music theory, and composition, and has a passion for sharing his love and knowledge of music with the next generation of talented musicians.
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Colin Martin is an award-winning composer from Albuquerque, New Mexico. His music has been described as “clever and effective”, and “complete, well-written… with its own artistic life” with “really great vocal writing” (The American Prize), and has been performed at concert halls and universities across the United States and South Korea.
Colin has three major orchestral works that have all premiered with the New Mexico Philharmonic: "The Great Gatsby" ballet, commissioned by the New Mexico Ballet Company; "Songs from "By Heart"", which premiered with soprano Hannah Stephens and the NMP and was awarded Second Place in the American Prize for Orchestral Composition, Professional Division in 2023; and a symphony celebrating Leonard Bernstein's centennial. His doctoral dissertation is a Cello Concerto composed in collaboration with Romanian cellist Andrei Ioniță, a Gold Medalist at the International Tchaikovsky Competition. Colin has also collaborated with such esteemed performers as Chicago Symphony Orchestra Principal Trombone Tim Higgins; pianists Olga Kern, Vladislav Kern, and Anna Dmytrenko; members of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra at the American Romanian Festival; Philadelphia Orchestra Assistant Principal Bass Tobias Vigneau; sopranos Winnie Nieh and Hannah Stephens; timpanist Douglas Cardwell; and conductors Roberto Minczuk and Grant Cooper, among others.
Colin annually premieres his piano works as a soloist at the Southwest Piano Festival in Albuquerque, where he serves as Vice President and Composer-in-Residence.
Colin has a DMA in Music Theory and Composition from the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami, a MM in Composition at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and a Bachelor's of Arts in Music with Honors from Middlebury College, with minors in Spanish and Chinese. He teaches piano, music theory, and composition, and has a passion for sharing his love and knowledge of music with the next generation of talented musicians.