Martin Amlin (born June 12, 1953) is an American composer and pianist. He was born in

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.Martin Amlin
''Requiem Survey''. He serves as the Mildred P. Gilfillan Professor of Music and Chair of the Department of Composition and Theory at the

Boston University College of Fine Arts The Boston University College of Fine Arts (CFA) at Boston University consists of the School of Music, the School of Theatre, and the School of Visual Arts. Each school offers degrees in the performing and visual arts at the undergraduate and grad ...

as well as Senior Director of the Boston University Tanglewood Institute Young Artists Composition Program.

Career

Martin Amlin received Master of Music and

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degrees and the Performer's Certificate from the

Eastman School of Music The Eastman School of Music is the music school of the University of Rochester, a private research university in Rochester, New York. It was established in 1921 by industrialist and philanthropist George Eastman. It offers Bachelor of Music ...

at the

University of Rochester The University of Rochester (U of R, UR, or U of Rochester) is a private university, private research university in Rochester, New York. The university grants Undergraduate education, undergraduate and graduate degrees, including Doctorate, do ...

. At Eastman he studied piano with

Frank Glazer Frank Glazer (February 19, 1915 – January 13, 2015) was an American pianist, composer, and teacher of music. Career details Glazer was born in Chester, Wisconsin on February 19, 1915, the sixth child of Benjamin and Clara Glazer, Jewish emigr ...

and composition with

Joseph Schwantner Joseph Clyde Schwantner (born March 22, 1943, Chicago, Illinois) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer, educator and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters since 2002. He was awarded the 1970 Charles Ives Prize. Schwantne ...

, Samuel Adler, and

Warren Benson Warren Benson (January 26, 1924 – October 6, 2005) was an American composer. His compositions consist mostly of music for wind instruments and percussion. His most notable piece is titled ''The Leaves Are Falling''. Biography Benson was born in ...

. He studied with

Nadia Boulanger Juliette Nadia Boulanger (; 16 September 188722 October 1979) was a French music teacher and conductor. She taught many of the leading composers and musicians of the 20th century, and also performed occasionally as a pianist and organist. From a ...

at the Ecoles d'Art Américaines in Fontainebleau and at the Ecole Normale de Musique in Paris. Amlin has been a resident at

Yaddo Yaddo is an artists' community located on a estate in Saratoga Springs, New York. Its mission is "to nurture the creative process by providing an opportunity for artists to work without interruption in a supportive environment.". On March ...

, MacDowell, and the

Virginia Center for the Creative Arts The Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA) is a residential artist community in Amherst, Virginia, USA. Since 1971, VCCA has offered residencies of varying lengths with flexible scheduling for international artists, writers, and composers at ...

. He has performed as soloist with the

Boston Pops Orchestra The Boston Pops Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Boston, Massachusetts, specializing in light classical and popular music. The orchestra's current music director is Keith Lockhart. Founded in 1885 as an offshoot of the Boston Sym ...

and has been a rehearsal pianist for the

Boston Symphony Orchestra The Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is an American orchestra based in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the second-oldest of the five major American symphony orchestras commonly referred to as the " Big Five". Founded by Henry Lee Higginson in 1 ...

and the

Tanglewood Festival Chorus The Tanglewood Festival Chorus, directed by James Burton, is a chorus which performs with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Boston Pops in major choral works. The Tanglewood Festival Chorus (TFC) was organized in the spring of 1970, when founding co ...

. He has appeared on the FleetBoston Celebrity Series and with the

M.I.T. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern technology and science, and is one of ...

Experimental Music Studio. He has recorded for the Albany, Ashmont Music, Centaur, Crystal, Hyperion, Koch International, MSR Classics, and Wergo labels, and his music is published by the

Theodore Presser Company The Theodore Presser Company is an American music publishing and distribution company located in Malvern, Pennsylvania, formerly King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, and originally based in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. It is the oldest continuing music publ ...

Awards

*Grant to Young Composers (

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) *ASCAP Plus Awards (ASCAP) *Kahn Award (Boston University) *Grant from the Massachusetts Artists Foundation *Grant from the Massachusetts Council for the Arts *Grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council *

National Endowment for the Arts The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence. It was created in 1965 as an independent agency of the federa ...

Composer Fellowship *Norlin Fellow ( MacDowell) *Grant from the

St. Botolph Club The St. Botolph Club is a private social club in Boston, Massachusetts, founded in 1880 by a group including many artists. Its name is derived from the English saint Botwulf of Thorney. Among the club's other activities in its quarters at 2 Newb ...

Foundation *

Tanglewood Music Center The Tanglewood Music Center is an annual summer music academy in Lenox, Massachusetts, United States, in which emerging professional musicians participate in performances, master classes and workshops. The center operates as a part of the Tanglewo ...

Fellowships, four summers *Newly published Music Competition winner (

National Flute Association The National Flute Association (NFA) is the largest flute organization in the world, with roughly 5,000 members from more than 50 countries. It is an association in the United States with headquarters in Chicago, Illinois. Members include soloists ...

)

Works

Orchestra

*''Quatrains from the Rubáiyát'' for soprano and chamber orchestra (1977), 15 minutes *''Shadowdance'' for orchestra (1980), 10 minutes *''Concerto for Piccolo and Orchestra'' (1999), 20 minutes *''Three Songs of Nature'' for baritone, solo violin, and chamber orchestra (2008), 10 minutes *''Concerto for Flute/Piccolo and Orchestra'' (2012), 9 minutes *''In Memoriam C.D.H.'' for piccolo and string orchestra (2016), 4 minutes

Chamber ensemble

*''Endless Ways'' for two pianos (1981), 12 minutes *''Sonata for Flute and Piano'' (1983), 15 minutes *''Morceau de Concours'' for flute and piano (1986), 3 minutes *''Sonata for Viola and Piano'' (1987), 12 minutes *''Atlantic Serenade'' for flute, clarinet, cello, and piano (1991), 10 minutes *''Trio Sonata'' for flute, clarinet, and piano (1991), 12 minutes *''Variations'' for piano and woodwind quintet (1994), 12 minutes *''Prelude, Fugue, and Variations'' for piano and string quartet (1997), 12 minutes *''Sonata for Piccolo and Piano'' (1997), 20 minutes *''Sonatina Piccola'' for piccolo and piano (1999), 6 minutes *''Sonata for Clarinet and Piano'' (2001), 16 minutes *''Intrada'' for two flutes and piano (2002), 4 minutes *''Encomium'' for viola and harp (2004), 5 minutes *''Sonata No. 2 for Flute and Piano'' (2004), 15 minutes *''Moto Perpetuo'' for string quartet (2006) *''String Quartet'' (2009), 13 minutes *''Violetta'' for viola and piano (2010), 7 minutes *''Kennel'' for viola and piano (2011), 11 minutes *''Magic Maze'' for viola and piano (2017), 8 minutes *''Sonata for Trumpet and Piano'' (2017), 8 minutes *''Three Inventions for Five Flutes (doubling Piccolos)'' (2018), 9 minutes *''Vermont Harmony'' for viola and piano (2019), 5 minutes *''Intrada II'' for two trumpets and piano (2022), 5 minutes

Solo instrument

*''Prelude: In Praise of the Infinity of Time'' for organ (1972), 9 minutes *''Piano Sonata No. 4'' (1973), 17 minutes *''L'intrigue des Accords Oubliés'' for harp (1976), 5 minutes *''Piano Sonata No. 5'' (1982), 20 minutes *''Piano Sonata No. 6'' (1987), 10 minutes *''Five Preludes'' for piano (1995), 15 minutes *''Eight Variations for Piano'' (2000), 5 minutes *''Piano Sonata No. 7'' (2000), 14 minutes *''Ephemeropterae I and II'' for solo piccolo (2004), 3 minutes *''Three Alphabetudes'' for piano (2005), 10 minutes *''Fusion Etude'' for piano (2013), 4 minutes *''Solfeggietto Redux'' for piano (2014), 3 minutes *''Quatrain'' for piano (2015), 2 minutes *''Eight Etudes on Intervals'' for piano (2016), 25 minutes *''Piano Sonata No. 8'' (2021), 13 minutes

Vocal music

*''The Three Marias'' for soprano and piano (1980) *''Israfel'' for soprano, flute, violin, cello, and piano (1980), 5 minutes *''Lullaby'' for tenor and piano (1982), 3 minutes *''Passions of Singleness'' for mezzo-soprano, viola, vibraphone, and harp (1983), 13 minutes *''Four Songs on Texts of Anonymous Poets'' for soprano and piano (1984), 13 minutes *''A Lasting Spring'' for soprano and piano (1985), 12 minutes *''Seven Songs'' for mezzo-soprano and piano (1988), 10 minutes *''Time's Caravan'' for mixed chorus and double string quintet (1989), 12 minutes *''The Heavenly Feast'' for soprano and piano (1993), 8 minutes *''The House of Falling Leaves'' for soprano and piano (1994), 3 minutes *''Two Songs On Poems by Anne Fessenden'' for soprano, alto flute, and piano (2006), 6 minutes *''Evening Meditation in a Cathedral Town'' for mezzo-soprano and piano (2000) *''Three Madrigals'' for mixed chorus and two pianos (2002), 10 minutes *''If You Should Go'' for mezzo-soprano and piano (2020), 2 minutes *''Now and Then'' for mezzo-soprano and piano (2020), 2 minutes

Discography of recordings of his compositions

*''American Vistas'', Albany Records *''The Sky's the Limit: A Celebration of 20th Century American Music for Flute'', Crystal Records *''In Shadow, Light'', Crystal Records *''About Time: 20th Century Vocal Music'', Centaur Records *''20th Century Choral Music'', Koch International Records *''Andrew Willis Plays American Piano Music'', Albany Records *''An American Menagerie'', MSR Classics *''Music for Flute, Clarinet, and Piano'', Albany Records

Discography of his recordings of works by other composers

*''Serenade: Music of John Heiss'', Albany Records *''Chocolates: Music for Viola and Piano by James Grant'', MSR Classics *''Dedicated to Barrère'', Crystal Records *''Dedicated to Barrère, Vol. 2'', Crystal Records *''Boston Symphony's Wayne Rapier Plays Oboe'', Boston Records *''Brahms: Sonatas, Op. 120; Schumann: Märchenbilder, Op. 113'', Ashmont Music *''Charles Koechlin: Music for Flute'', Hyperion Records *''Elliott Carter: Choral Music'', Koch International Records *''New Computer Music'', Wergo Records *''Schubert: "Arpeggione" Sonata; Beethoven: Romances Op. 40 & 50, Notturno, Op. 42'', Ashmont Music *''Vocal Chamber Music: Brahms, Schumann, Massenet, and Boulanger'', Titanic Records

External links

*
Martin Amlin's page at Theodore Presser Company

References

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