The latest release from this venturesome label showcases Robert Martin’s refreshingly modern musical interpretations of traditional musical shapes and structures. Expertly performed by the North/South Winds under the direction of conductor Max Lifchitz, the album features premiere recordings of 4 compositions for wind quintet written over a period of 30 years.

Martin: Four Wind Quintets

Wind Quintet No. 10 "3 Sonatas": III. Allegro

Wind Quintet No. 10 "3 Sonatas": II. Andante

Wind Quintet No. 10 "3 Sonatas": I. Allegro

ROBERT MARTIN (born in 1952 in Hagerstown MD) began composing at age 10. He wrote his first music for orchestra and concert band while still in high school and received performances from local musicians in western Maryland. In fact he wrote the graduation march played at his own high school graduation ceremony. The following summer he spent some time at a scientific commune in central Virginia. At Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore, he studied with orchestral composer Robert Hall Lewis. After receiving Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Music Composition from Peabody he worked at various jobs, including as an apprentice in pipe organ restoration.

Robert Martin, composer

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