Peter Martin, Director of Band Organizations
Peter
Martin is a Professor of Music at the University of Southern Maine and
conductor of the Portland Youth Wind Ensemble and the Casco Bay Concert
Band. A native of Bensenville, Illinois, he holds a Ph.D. degree
in music education from Northwestern University. His principal
teachers include Charles Baker, John Boyd, John Paynter, Bennett Reimer
and Alan Stout.
Dr. Martin maintains an active conducting schedule and has recently
conducted performances in France, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Germany,
Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg and at the Barbican Centre in London,
England. In the U.S. he has conducted in over 30 states including
California, Vermont, Texas, Wisconsin, New Hampshire, Illinois,
Massachusetts, Indiana, Minnesota, Florida, Colorado, Georgia and
Washington, D.C., as well as throughout his favorite state of Maine.
Peter Martin is a published author in the United States and in England,
has edited and arranged compositions for wind band, and appears in
Who's Who in America and the International Who's Who in
Music. He has been cited for excellence as a distinguished
educator and was selected for inclusion in Who's Who Among America's
Teachers and is the recipient of a University of Southern Maine
Outstanding Teacher/Scholar Award.
Contact:
Peter Martin
University of Southern Maine School
of Music
37 College Avenue
Gorham, ME 04038
207-780-5265
pmartin@usm.maine.edu