Martin Kennedy (born March 24, 1978) is a

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and composer of contemporary classical music.

Biography

Martin Kennedy was born in

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and grew up in

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and

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. He holds a Doctorate in Music Composition from the

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where he studied as a C.V. Starr fellow under

Milton Babbitt Milton Byron Babbitt (May 10, 1916 – January 29, 2011) was an American composer, music theorist, mathematician, and teacher. He is particularly noted for his serial and electronic music. Biography Babbitt was born in Philadelphia to Albert E ...

and Samuel Adler. He completed his master's degree in composition at the

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, where he also received his bachelor's degrees in composition and piano performance. Kennedy has written extensively for orchestra, chamber ensembles, and solo instruments. His awards include first prize in the '2 Agosto' International Composing Competition, the 2010 ASCAP Rudolf Nissim Prize for Best Orchestral Work, five ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Awards, a BMI Young Composer Award, Composer-In-Residence for the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, the Suzanne and Lee Ettleson Prize, an Aaron Copland Award, and residencies at the MacDowell and Yaddo artist colonies. His music is published by

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Martin Kennedy Composer Page at Theodore Presser Company and

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Selected works

Orchestral works

* ''Drift'' (2021) * ''Forest Dark and Stars Above'' (2018) * ''Siren, blind'' (2016) * ''Three Pieces for Orchestra'' (1999)

Concerti

* ''Pull Pin and Throw'' for trombone and orchestra (2021) * ''Violin Concerto'' (2020) * ''Sonata'' for violin and orchestra (

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, arr. Kennedy) (2012) * ''Trivial Pursuits'' for violin and orchestra (2009) * ''Piano Concerto'' (2008) * ''Totentanz'' for violin and orchestra (

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, arr. Kennedy and

Lara St. John Lara St. John (born April 15, 1971) is a Canadian violinist. Early life Lara St. John was born in London, Ontario, and spent her early childhood there.John Terauds, "Violinist Lara St. John Keeps Herself Guessing," ''Toronto Star'', October 22, ...

) (2007) * ''Flute Concerto'' (1999)

Chamber music

* ''Dry Falls'' for two guitars (2021) * ''An Affirmation'' for chamber choir (2015) * ''Distant Channels'' for bass trombone and percussion (2014) * ''Czardashian Rhapsody (arr.)'' for violin and piano (2013) * ''Desplazamiento'' for piccolo and piano (2013) * ''Trivial Pursuits'' for violin and piano (2009) * ''Four Songs'' for flute and piano (1998) * ''These Parting Gifts'' for two violins and piano (1997) * ''Souvenir'' for flute and piano (1995)

External links

*
Martin Kennedy's page at Theodore Presser CompanyAlabama Symphony Website

References

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