Martin Amlin (born June 12, 1953) is an American composer and pianist. He was born in Dallas, Texas.
He serves as Professor of Music and Chair of the Department of Composition and Theory at the Boston University College of Fine Arts as well as the Director of the Boston University Tanglewood Institute Young Artists Composition Program.
Martin Amlin received Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees and the Performer's Certificate from the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester. At Eastman he studied piano with Frank Glazer and composition with Joseph Schwantner, Samuel Adler, and Warren Benson. He studied with Nadia Boulanger at the Ecoles d'Art Américaines in Fontainebleau and at the Ecole Normale de Musique in Paris.
Amlin has been a resident at Yaddo, the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, and the MacDowell Colony. He has performed as soloist with the Boston Pops Orchestra and is a rehearsal pianist for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus. He has appeared on the FleetBoston Celebrity Series and with the M.I.T. Experimental Music Studio. He has recorded for the Albany, Ashmont Music, Centaur, Crystal, Hyperion, Koch International, MSR Classics, and Wergo labels, and his music is published by the Theodore Presser Company.
Grant to Young Composers (ASCAP)ASCAP Plus Awards (ASCAP)Kahn Award (Boston University)Grant from the Massachusetts Artists FoundationGrant from the Massachusetts Council for the ArtsGrant from the Massachusetts Cultural CouncilNational Endowment for the Arts Composer FellowshipNorlin Fellow (The MacDowell Colony)Grant from the St. Botolph Club FoundationTanglewood Music Center Fellowships, four summersNewly published Music Competition winner (National Flute Association)Quatrains from the Rubáiyát for soprano and chamber orchestra (1977), 15 minutesShadowdance for orchestra (1980), 10 minutesConcerto for Piccolo and Orchestra (1999), 20 minutesThree Songs of Nature for baritone, solo violin, and chamber orchestra (2008), 10 minutesConcerto for Flute/Piccolo and Orchestra (2012), 9 minutesIn Memoriam C.D.H. for piccolo and string orchestra (2016), 4 minutesEndless Ways for two pianos (1981), 12 minutesSonata for Flute and Piano (1983), 15 minutesMorceau de Concours for flute and piano (1986), 3 minutesSonata for Viola and Piano (1987), 12 minutesAtlantic Serenade for flute, clarinet, cello, and piano (1991), 10 minutesTrio Sonata for flute, clarinet, and piano (1991), 12 minutesVariations for piano and woodwind quintet (1994), 12 minutesPrelude, Fugue, and Variations for piano and string quartet (1997), 12 minutesSonata for Piccolo and Piano (1997), 20 minutesSonatina Piccola for piccolo and piano (1999), 6 minutesSonata for Clarinet and Piano (2001), 16 minutesIntrada for two flutes and piano (2002), 4 minutesEncomium for viola and harp (2004), 5 minutesSonata No. 2 for Flute and Piano (2004), 15 minutesMoto Perpetuo for string quartet (2006)String Quartet (2009), 13 minutesVioletta for viola and piano (2010), 7 minutesKennel for viola and piano (2011), 11 minutesMagic Maze for viola and piano (2017), 8 minutesSonata for Trumpet and Piano (2017), 8 minutesPrelude: In Praise of the Infinity of Time for organ (1972), 9 minutesPiano Sonata No. 4 (1973), 17 minutesL'intrigue des Accords Oubliés for harp (1976), 5 minutesPiano Sonata No. 5 (1982), 20 minutesPiano Sonata No. 6 (1987), 10 minutesFive Preludes for piano (1995), 15 minutesEight Variations for Piano (2000), 5 minutesPiano Sonata No. 7 (2000), 14 minutesEphemeropterae I and II for solo piccolo (2004), 3 minutesThree Alphabetudes for piano (2005), 10 minutesFusion Etude for piano (2013), 4 minutesSolfeggietto Redux for piano (2014), 3 minutesQuatrain for piano (2015), 2 minutesEight Etudes on Intervals for piano (2016), 25 minutesThe Three Marias for soprano and piano (1980)Israfel for soprano, flute, violin, cello, and piano (1980), 5 minutesLullaby for tenor and piano (1982), 3 minutesPassions of Singleness for mezzo-soprano, viola, vibraphone, and harp (1983), 13 minutesFour Songs on Texts of Anonymous Poets for soprano and piano (1984), 13 minutesA Lasting Spring for soprano and piano (1985), 12 minutesSeven Songs for mezzo-soprano and piano (1988), 10 minutesTime's Caravan for mixed chorus and double string quartet (1989), 12 minutesThe Heavenly Feast for soprano and piano (1993), 8 minutesThe House of Falling Leaves for soprano and piano (1994), 3 minutesTwo Songs On Poems by Anne Fessenden for soprano, alto flute, and piano (2006), 6 minutesEvening Meditation in a Cathedral Town for mezzo-soprano and piano (2000)Three Madrigals for mixed chorus and two pianos (2002), 10 minutesAmerican Vistas, Albany RecordsThe Sky's the Limit: A Celebration of 20th Century American Music for Flute, Crystal RecordsIn Shadow, Light, Crystal RecordsAbout Time: 20th Century Vocal Music, Centaur Records20th Century Choral Music, Koch International RecordsAndrew Willis Plays American Piano Music, Albany RecordsAn American Menagerie, MSR ClassicsMusic for Flute, Clarinet, and Piano, Albany RecordsSerenade: Music of John Heiss, Albany RecordsChocolates: Music for Viola and Piano by James Grant, MSR ClassicsDedicated to Barrère, Crystal RecordsDedicated to Barrère, Vol. 2, Crystal RecordsBoston Symphony's Wayne Rapier Plays Oboe, Boston RecordsBrahms: Sonatas, Op. 120; Schumann: Märchenbilder, Op. 113, Ashmont MusicCharles Koechlin: Music for Flute, Hyperion RecordsElliott Carter: Choral Music, Koch International RecordsNew Computer Music, Wergo RecordsSchubert: "Arpeggione" Sonata; Beethoven: Romances Op. 40 & 50, Notturno, Op. 42, Ashmont MusicVocal Chamber Music: Brahms, Schumann, Massenet, and Boulanger, Titanic Records
