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About
Peter Stanley Martin is active in the music industry in a variety of ways: as a composer/arranger, conductor, editor, publisher, and clinician. He served as Director of Production for G. Schirmer, Inc./Associated Music Publishers and Group Head of Editorial at Wise Music Classical for 20 years where he collaborated daily with contemporary masters including John Corigliano, Joan Tower, John Harbison, and Tan Dun on the creation, production, and performance of new works and publications. Mr. Martin also worked on compositions and new editions of luminaries including John Adams, Samuel Barber, Florence Price, Henry Cowell, Charles Ives, and many others. One of his most enduring projects are the "Autograph Editions," which involved collaborating with renowned composers to create authorized wind band editions of select works like John Corigliano's Triathlon and Tan Dun's Internet Symphony: Eroica. Additionally, in 2024, Mr. Martin was appointed as the Managing Director of the Charles Ives Society.
At the 2022 MOLA Conference in Philadelphia, Mr. Martin was a keynote speaker alongside Yannick Nezet-Seguin and Nicole Jordan, of the Philadelphia Orchestra, on the music of Florence Price.
Mr. Martin’s arrangements and editions have been heard around the globe. Further creative projects include producing materials for the New York Pops, the Philadelphia Orchestra, Thierry Lancino, Jonathan Newman, Daniel Temkin, and the educational series “Learning from the Legends.”
As a conductor, Mr. Martin has received acclaim for his work with symphony orchestras, wind bands, and new music ensembles. He has presented masterclasses and been invited to guest conduct numerous institutions across the country including Boston University Tanglewood Institute (BUTI), Yale School of Music, Columbia University, UCLA, New York University, as well as in Japan.
Mr. Martin earned his Master of Music in Conducting from the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University, and his Bachelor of Music Education from Hofstra University. He resides in New York with his wife, their three sons, and dog.