Performances
Upcoming Performances:
04/30/2026- "Piano Sonata #4: The Art of Love", Colin Martin, piano- debut concert for South Florida New Music Collective, St. Bede Chapel, University of Miami, 7:30 pm
05/24/2026- "Meraki" for flute and bass, Anastasia Samsel, flute, and Tobias Vigneau, bass- Placitas Artists Series, Placitas, NM, Las Placitas Presbyterian Church, Highway 165, Placitas, NM
Tickets: https://placitasarts.org/the-season.html
Recent Performances:
03/30/2026- "Amerikinetics" for string octet, lecture-recital at Lee Kang-Sook Hall, Korea National University of Arts, Seoul, South Korea
03/25/2026- "Amerikinetics" for string octet, house concert with Ad Musica, Haman Culture and Art Center, Haman, South Korea
03/23/2026- "Coquetería" for orchestra, world premiere, Colin Martin, conductor with student orchestra, Gusman Hall, University of Miami
03/22/2026- "Sonatina for Bassoon and Piano", world premiere, Lilian Vo, bassoon, and Harris Han, piano, Newman Recital Hall, University of Miami
03/01/2026- "En un beso sabrás todo lo que he callado" for flute and piano, world premiere, Alyssa Mena, flute and Colin Martin, piano, Newman Recital Hall, University of Miami
04/26/2025- "The Great Gatsby" ballet- world premiere- New Mexico Ballet company with the New Mexico Philharmonic, Roberto Minczuk, conductor and Kelly Ruggiero, choreographer
03/25/2025- "Y los sueños sueños son" for choir- world premiere- Clarke Recital Hall, University of Miami
03/19/2025- "Piano Sonata #4: The Art of Love"- world premiere- Colin Martin, piano- Newman Recital Hall, University of Miami
11/20/2024- "Jueju" for soprano and piano- world premiere- Yingxi Liu, soprano, and Colin Martin, piano- Hormel Stage, University of Miami
03/23/2024- Commissioned work, "Hammered Light" for cimbalom and string quartet, performed by Alexandru Sura and members of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra- American Romanian Festival, Steinway Piano Gallery Detroit, 2700 E West Maple Road, Commerce Charter Twp, MI 48390
03/22/2024 - Commissioned work, "Hammered Light" for cimbalom and string quartet, performed by Alexandru Sura and members of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra- American Romanian Festival, Wayne State University, Schaver Recital Hall, 480 W Hancock St, Detroit, MI 48201
03/05/2023- Commissioned work, "Amerikinetics" for string octet, performed by members of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra- American Romanian Festival, The War Memorial, 32 Lake Shore Drive, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI
10/17/2023- "To Speak Love" for guitar- world premiere- Patricia Hernández, guitar- St. Bede Chapel, University of Miami
06/17/2022- "Pixies" for solo piano- Southwest Piano Festival, New Mexico School of Music, Albuquerque, New Mexico- Akilan Sankaran, piano
05/21/2022- Makeup of POSTPONED concert from 05/02/2020- Commissioned work, "Songs from 'By Heart'", for soprano and orchestra- New Mexico Philharmonic- Roberto Minczuk, conductor, Hannah Stephens, soprano- Popejoy Hall, 203 Cornell Dr NE, Albuquerque, NM
11/29/2021- Virtual premiere of "Love Finds A Way", for prerecorded narration, string quartet, piano, keyboard percussion and dance, in collaboration with the For Change Dance Collective- visit "Recordings" tab for link to performance- For Change Dance Collective with Colin Martin, composer and conductor, Megan Holland, violin I, Nicolle Maniaci, violin II, Erin Rolan, viola, James Holland, cello, Jeff Cornelius, percussion, Andreas Landstedt, piano
11/19/2021- "Techno Etudes"- virtual premiere on YouTube- visit "Recordings" tab for link for performance- Colin Martin, piano
01/23/2021- "Etude No. 3" with pianist Anna Dmytrenko, as part of a virtual recital hosted by the New Mexico Philharmonic
09/15/2020- "Fantasy" for solo piano- premiered online due to COVID-19 pandemic -Colin Martin, piano
07/25/2020- "Island Vibes" for tenor steel pan, marimba, and vibraphone- So Percussion Summer Institute (SoSI) 2020- premiered online due to COVID-19 pandemic
Sachelle Thomas, tenor steel pan, Malcolm Taylor, vibraphone, Eric Whitmer, marimba
07/14/2020- "Coronavirus Fantasy" for solo cello- premiered online due to COVID-19 pandemic
Abigail Monroe, cello
09/20/2019- Colin Martin and Friends- Center for New Music, 55 Taylor St, San Francisco, CA
Piano Sonata #2 "For A Summer Evening" (California Premiere), Sonata for Violoncello and Piano (World Premiere), Stranded: a Solo Space Opera (World Premiere)
with Colin Martin, piano, Abigail Monroe, cello, and Winnie Nieh, soprano
08/09/2019- Southwest Piano Festival, New Mexico School of Music, Albuquerque, NM
Piano Sonata #2 "For A Summer Evening" (World Premiere)- Colin Martin, piano
02/23/2019- Symphony #1 (World Premiere)- New Mexico Philharmonic, Grant Cooper, conductor- Popejoy Hall, Albuquerque, NM
08/03/2018- Southwest Piano Festival, New Mexico School of Music, Albuquerque, NM
Piano Sonata #1, Pixies for solo piano, Colin Martin, piano
04/14/2018 Master's Composition Recital at SFCM
"Y los sueños sueños son" for solo cello, "Four Sylvia Plath Songs" for soprano voice and cello, "Three Movements on an Idee Fixe" for woodwind quintet, and "Sinfonia for Two Pianos and Percussion"
11/15/2017 SFCM Composition Department Recital
"Ballade" for solo piano- Colin Martin, piano
Concert Hall, San Francisco Conservatory of Music
10/27/2017 SFCM Cello Project
"Y los sueños sueños son" for solo cello- Abigail Monroe, cello
Osher Salon, San Francisco Conservatory of Music
8/04/2017 Southwest Piano Festival
"Ballade" for solo piano (world premiere)- Colin Martin, piano
New Mexico School of Music, Albuquerque, NM
3/15/2017 San Francisco Conservatory of Music Biennial Art Song Competition
"The Guadiana" for tenor voice and piano
Michael Robert Smith, tenor and Colin Martin, piano
San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Recital Hall
3/5/2017 Hot Air Music Festival- Guerrilla Composers Guild Concert
"Mad Girl's Love Song" for soprano voice and cello (text by Sylvia Plath)
Winnie Nieh, soprano and Matt Schwede, cello
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
2/17/2017 Chamber Music for Six-Mallet Marimba
Three New Mexican Preludes for Guitar and Six-Mallet Marimba (World Premiere)
Dariusz Lampkowski, guitar and Yi-Hsuan Lin, marimba
Osher Salon, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, 8:00 pm
2/12/2017 Hot Air Music Festival "Heating Up!" Preview Concert- with Guerrilla Composers Guild
"Mad Girl's Love Song" for soprano voice and cello (text by Sylvia Plath) (World Premiere)
Winnie Nieh, soprano and Matt Schwede, cello
Center for New Music, San Francisco, CA
2/11/2017 "Chamber Music for Strings, Percussion and Piano"
featuring Piano Sonata #1 (California premiere), String Quartet #1 (World Premiere), Three Preludes for Marimba (World Premiere), and Trio for Violin, Marimba and Piano (World Premiere)
Recital Hall, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, 5:00 pm
11/17/2016- San Francisco Conservatory of Music Composition Department Recital
Six Miniature Etudes for Solo Clarinet in Bb (World Premiere)- Nicolina Logan, clarinet
Recital Hall, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, 50 Oak St, San Francisco, CA
8:00 pm
10/29/2016- San Francisco Conservatory of Music Viola Project XI
Diabolico for Solo Viola (World Premiere) -Luis Bellorin, viola
Recital Hall, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, 50 Oak St, San Francisco, CA
8:00 pm
8/10/2016- Southwest Piano Festival
Three Etudes for Solo Piano (World Premiere)- Colin Martin, piano
Sandia Baptist Church, Albuquerque, NM
04/30/2026- "Piano Sonata #4: The Art of Love", Colin Martin, piano- debut concert for South Florida New Music Collective, St. Bede Chapel, University of Miami, 7:30 pm
05/24/2026- "Meraki" for flute and bass, Anastasia Samsel, flute, and Tobias Vigneau, bass- Placitas Artists Series, Placitas, NM, Las Placitas Presbyterian Church, Highway 165, Placitas, NM
Tickets: https://placitasarts.org/the-season.html
Recent Performances:
03/30/2026- "Amerikinetics" for string octet, lecture-recital at Lee Kang-Sook Hall, Korea National University of Arts, Seoul, South Korea
03/25/2026- "Amerikinetics" for string octet, house concert with Ad Musica, Haman Culture and Art Center, Haman, South Korea
03/23/2026- "Coquetería" for orchestra, world premiere, Colin Martin, conductor with student orchestra, Gusman Hall, University of Miami
03/22/2026- "Sonatina for Bassoon and Piano", world premiere, Lilian Vo, bassoon, and Harris Han, piano, Newman Recital Hall, University of Miami
03/01/2026- "En un beso sabrás todo lo que he callado" for flute and piano, world premiere, Alyssa Mena, flute and Colin Martin, piano, Newman Recital Hall, University of Miami
04/26/2025- "The Great Gatsby" ballet- world premiere- New Mexico Ballet company with the New Mexico Philharmonic, Roberto Minczuk, conductor and Kelly Ruggiero, choreographer
03/25/2025- "Y los sueños sueños son" for choir- world premiere- Clarke Recital Hall, University of Miami
03/19/2025- "Piano Sonata #4: The Art of Love"- world premiere- Colin Martin, piano- Newman Recital Hall, University of Miami
11/20/2024- "Jueju" for soprano and piano- world premiere- Yingxi Liu, soprano, and Colin Martin, piano- Hormel Stage, University of Miami
03/23/2024- Commissioned work, "Hammered Light" for cimbalom and string quartet, performed by Alexandru Sura and members of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra- American Romanian Festival, Steinway Piano Gallery Detroit, 2700 E West Maple Road, Commerce Charter Twp, MI 48390
03/22/2024 - Commissioned work, "Hammered Light" for cimbalom and string quartet, performed by Alexandru Sura and members of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra- American Romanian Festival, Wayne State University, Schaver Recital Hall, 480 W Hancock St, Detroit, MI 48201
03/05/2023- Commissioned work, "Amerikinetics" for string octet, performed by members of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra- American Romanian Festival, The War Memorial, 32 Lake Shore Drive, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI
10/17/2023- "To Speak Love" for guitar- world premiere- Patricia Hernández, guitar- St. Bede Chapel, University of Miami
06/17/2022- "Pixies" for solo piano- Southwest Piano Festival, New Mexico School of Music, Albuquerque, New Mexico- Akilan Sankaran, piano
05/21/2022- Makeup of POSTPONED concert from 05/02/2020- Commissioned work, "Songs from 'By Heart'", for soprano and orchestra- New Mexico Philharmonic- Roberto Minczuk, conductor, Hannah Stephens, soprano- Popejoy Hall, 203 Cornell Dr NE, Albuquerque, NM
11/29/2021- Virtual premiere of "Love Finds A Way", for prerecorded narration, string quartet, piano, keyboard percussion and dance, in collaboration with the For Change Dance Collective- visit "Recordings" tab for link to performance- For Change Dance Collective with Colin Martin, composer and conductor, Megan Holland, violin I, Nicolle Maniaci, violin II, Erin Rolan, viola, James Holland, cello, Jeff Cornelius, percussion, Andreas Landstedt, piano
11/19/2021- "Techno Etudes"- virtual premiere on YouTube- visit "Recordings" tab for link for performance- Colin Martin, piano
01/23/2021- "Etude No. 3" with pianist Anna Dmytrenko, as part of a virtual recital hosted by the New Mexico Philharmonic
09/15/2020- "Fantasy" for solo piano- premiered online due to COVID-19 pandemic -Colin Martin, piano
07/25/2020- "Island Vibes" for tenor steel pan, marimba, and vibraphone- So Percussion Summer Institute (SoSI) 2020- premiered online due to COVID-19 pandemic
Sachelle Thomas, tenor steel pan, Malcolm Taylor, vibraphone, Eric Whitmer, marimba
07/14/2020- "Coronavirus Fantasy" for solo cello- premiered online due to COVID-19 pandemic
Abigail Monroe, cello
09/20/2019- Colin Martin and Friends- Center for New Music, 55 Taylor St, San Francisco, CA
Piano Sonata #2 "For A Summer Evening" (California Premiere), Sonata for Violoncello and Piano (World Premiere), Stranded: a Solo Space Opera (World Premiere)
with Colin Martin, piano, Abigail Monroe, cello, and Winnie Nieh, soprano
08/09/2019- Southwest Piano Festival, New Mexico School of Music, Albuquerque, NM
Piano Sonata #2 "For A Summer Evening" (World Premiere)- Colin Martin, piano
02/23/2019- Symphony #1 (World Premiere)- New Mexico Philharmonic, Grant Cooper, conductor- Popejoy Hall, Albuquerque, NM
08/03/2018- Southwest Piano Festival, New Mexico School of Music, Albuquerque, NM
Piano Sonata #1, Pixies for solo piano, Colin Martin, piano
04/14/2018 Master's Composition Recital at SFCM
"Y los sueños sueños son" for solo cello, "Four Sylvia Plath Songs" for soprano voice and cello, "Three Movements on an Idee Fixe" for woodwind quintet, and "Sinfonia for Two Pianos and Percussion"
11/15/2017 SFCM Composition Department Recital
"Ballade" for solo piano- Colin Martin, piano
Concert Hall, San Francisco Conservatory of Music
10/27/2017 SFCM Cello Project
"Y los sueños sueños son" for solo cello- Abigail Monroe, cello
Osher Salon, San Francisco Conservatory of Music
8/04/2017 Southwest Piano Festival
"Ballade" for solo piano (world premiere)- Colin Martin, piano
New Mexico School of Music, Albuquerque, NM
3/15/2017 San Francisco Conservatory of Music Biennial Art Song Competition
"The Guadiana" for tenor voice and piano
Michael Robert Smith, tenor and Colin Martin, piano
San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Recital Hall
3/5/2017 Hot Air Music Festival- Guerrilla Composers Guild Concert
"Mad Girl's Love Song" for soprano voice and cello (text by Sylvia Plath)
Winnie Nieh, soprano and Matt Schwede, cello
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
2/17/2017 Chamber Music for Six-Mallet Marimba
Three New Mexican Preludes for Guitar and Six-Mallet Marimba (World Premiere)
Dariusz Lampkowski, guitar and Yi-Hsuan Lin, marimba
Osher Salon, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, 8:00 pm
2/12/2017 Hot Air Music Festival "Heating Up!" Preview Concert- with Guerrilla Composers Guild
"Mad Girl's Love Song" for soprano voice and cello (text by Sylvia Plath) (World Premiere)
Winnie Nieh, soprano and Matt Schwede, cello
Center for New Music, San Francisco, CA
2/11/2017 "Chamber Music for Strings, Percussion and Piano"
featuring Piano Sonata #1 (California premiere), String Quartet #1 (World Premiere), Three Preludes for Marimba (World Premiere), and Trio for Violin, Marimba and Piano (World Premiere)
Recital Hall, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, 5:00 pm
11/17/2016- San Francisco Conservatory of Music Composition Department Recital
Six Miniature Etudes for Solo Clarinet in Bb (World Premiere)- Nicolina Logan, clarinet
Recital Hall, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, 50 Oak St, San Francisco, CA
8:00 pm
10/29/2016- San Francisco Conservatory of Music Viola Project XI
Diabolico for Solo Viola (World Premiere) -Luis Bellorin, viola
Recital Hall, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, 50 Oak St, San Francisco, CA
8:00 pm
8/10/2016- Southwest Piano Festival
Three Etudes for Solo Piano (World Premiere)- Colin Martin, piano
Sandia Baptist Church, Albuquerque, NM