Martin Kennedy (composer)

For the U.S. politician (1892-1955), see Martin J. Kennedy. For the New Zealand politician, see Martin Kennedy (New Zealand politician).

Martin Kennedy (born March 24, 1978) is a pianist and composer of contemporary classical music.

Biography

Martin Kennedy was born in Wakefield, England. He holds a Doctorate in Music Composition from the Juilliard School where he studied as a C.V. Starr fellow with Milton Babbitt and Samuel Adler. He completed his master's degree in composition at the Jacobs School of Music, where he also received his bachelor's degrees in composition and piano performance.

Kennedy has written extensively for orchestra, chamber ensembles, and solo instruments. Awards include first prize in the '2 Agosto' International Composing Competition,[1] the 2010 ASCAP Rudolf Nissim Prize for Best Orchestral Work,[2] five ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Awards, a BMI Young Composer Award, the Suzanne and Lee Ettleson Prize, an Aaron Copland Award, and residencies at the MacDowell and Yaddo artist colonies. His music is published by Theodore Presser Company[3] and G. Schirmer Inc.

Kennedy serves on the faculty at Central Washington University, where he is the Director of Composition and Theory.[4]

Compositions

Orchestral Works

Wind Ensemble Works

Concerti

Piano Music

Chamber Music

Vocal

Electronic

Arrangements

External links

References

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