Martin Kennedy
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Martin Kennedy is a composer
of contemporary classical music.
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 Bachelors Degrees in composition and piano.
Kennedy has written extensively for orchestra, chamber ensembles, and solo instruments. Awards include the 2010 ASCAP Rudolf Nissim Prize for Best Orchestral Work, five ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Awards, and a BMI Young Composer Award. His music is published by Theodore Presser Company
.
He is currently an Assistant Professor of Composition and Theory at Washington University in St. Louis
.
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
of contemporary classical music.
Biography
Martin Kennedy holds a Doctorate in Music Composition from the Juilliard SchoolJuilliard School
The Juilliard School, located at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City, United States, is a performing arts conservatory which was established in 1905...
where he studied as a C.V. Starr fellow with Milton Babbitt
Milton Babbitt
Milton Byron Babbitt was an American composer, music theorist, and teacher. He is particularly noted for his serial and electronic music.-Biography:...
and Samuel Adler
Samuel Adler (composer)
Samuel Hans Adler is an American composer and conductor.-Biography:Adler was born to a Jewish family in Mannheim, Germany, the son of Hugo Chaim Adler, a cantor and composer, and Selma Adler. The family fled to the United States in 1939, where Hugo became the cantor of Temple Emanuel in...
. He completed his Master’s degree in composition at the Jacobs School of Music
Jacobs School of Music
The Jacobs School of Music of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, is a music conservatory established in 1921. Until 2005, it was known as the Indiana University School of Music...
, where he also received his Bachelors Degrees in composition and piano.
Kennedy has written extensively for orchestra, chamber ensembles, and solo instruments. Awards include the 2010 ASCAP Rudolf Nissim Prize for Best Orchestral Work, five ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Awards, and a BMI Young Composer Award. His music is published by Theodore Presser Company
Theodore Presser Company
The Theodore Presser Company is an American music publishing and distribution company located in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania and formerly based in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. It is the oldest continuing music publisher in the United States.-Theodore Presser:...
.
He is currently an Assistant Professor of Composition and Theory at Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis is a private research university located in suburban St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1853, and named for George Washington, the university has students and faculty from all fifty U.S. states and more than 110 nations...
.
Works for Symphonic Orchestra
- Oranges: 12 Pastorals (2005)
- Juvenilia (2001)
- Three Pieces for Orchestra (1999)
Concerti
- Trivial Pursuits for violin and orchestra (2009)
- Piano Concerto (2008)
- Flute Concerto (1999)
- Souvenir (1999)
Piano Music
- Ballistics for two pianos (2011)
- All Hands on Dec for ten pianos (1997)
- Piano Sonata (2004)
- Basso Ostinato (2002)
- Barcarolle (2002)
- Toccata (2001)
Chamber Music
- Variations on Being Alone for solo violin (2010)
- Persistence for trombone quartet (2010)
- Trivial Pursuits for violin and piano (2009)
- Suite for string quartet (2006)
- Theme and Variations for trombone and piano (2003)
- Distraction for guitar, violin, and viola (2002)
- Four Welsh Forms for chamber ensemble (2001)
- Trio for flute, violoncello, and piano (1998)
- Four Songs for flute and piano (1998)
- The Proof of Darkness for six violas (1997)
- Five Complaints for woodwind quartet (1997)
- These Parting Gifts for two violins and piano (1997)
- Stanislas for piano trio (1996)
- Souvenir for flute and piano (1995)
Vocal
- All One They Were for soprano, piano, and percussion (2011)
- My Beloved is Mine for soprano and guitar (2007)
- my eyes / your eyes for choir, marimba, and vibraphone (2006)
- The Touch of Dreams for tenor, clarinet, and piano (2000)
- Shall I Come Sweet Love for soprano and harp (1999)
- The Lamb for boychoir and string trio (1998)
Arrangements
- Totentanz for violin and orchestra (Franz LisztFranz LisztFranz Liszt ; ), was a 19th-century Hungarian composer, pianist, conductor, and teacher.Liszt became renowned in Europe during the nineteenth century for his virtuosic skill as a pianist. He was said by his contemporaries to have been the most technically advanced pianist of his age...
, arr. Kennedy and Lara St. JohnLara St. JohnLara St. John is a Canadian violinist known for her performances as soloist with orchestra and in recital.-Childhood:Lara St. John spent her early childhood in the City of London, Ontario...
) - Violin Sonata for violin and orchestra (John CoriglianoJohn CoriglianoJohn Corigliano is an American composer of classical music and a teacher of music. He is a distinguished professor of music at Lehman College in the City University of New York.-Biography:...
, arr. Kennedy) - J.S. BACHelor Party for Polkastra (arr. with Matthew Van Brink)