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Peter Martin (born. 1980) is rapidly becoming one of the leading percussionists of his generation. Having concertized across the globe as a soloist and chamber musician, Peter's eclectic performances and artistic projects encompass a wide variety of musical styles including works from the standard western-classical repertory, experimental music and the avante-garde, popular musical styles, and new music he himself has commissioned from leading composers of the new millennium.
Peter has performed with the Third Coast Percussion Quartet, the Dal Niente new music ensemble. the Sonic Inertia Perfomance Group, the Scandinavian Chamber Orchestra, Opera Moda, Mira Mira, the Thodos Dance Company the Michael Burritt Percussion Group, the Soundfield New Music Ensemble, the Greeley Philharmonic Orchestra, the Northwest Indiana Symphony, the Longmount Symphony Orchestra, the New Philharmonic, the Monmouth Symphony Orchestra, the Lincolnwood Chamber Orchestra, the Summitt Theatre Group, and the Exit 9 percussion group. He has been a featured artist and soloist at the Jeju Summer Music Festival of Korea, the Leigh Howard Stevens Summer Marimba Seminar, the Percussive Arts Society International Convention, the Looptopia concert series, the Rush Hour concert series, and the CJYPE concert series.
Peter has enjoyed competition success as the first prize winner at the 2003 Percussive Arts Society International Marimba Competition. Since 2004, Peter has been a clinician and Artist/Endorser for KP3/Malletech Instruments and Malletech Mallets, making him the youngest artist on their roster.
On high demand as a guest clinician and performer at music schools worldwide, recent appearances have included those at California Institute of the Arts, Chapman University, Seoul National University, Bryn Mawr University, St. Cloud State University, Colorado State University, Iowa State University, University of Central Florida and the Illinois and Kansas PAS Days of Percussion.
Active in the field of new music, Peter works in close collaboration with composers in the development of new repertoire for marimba and percussion. He has commissioned and premiered works by Alejandro Vinao, Lukas Ligeti, Aaron Travers, Marcos Balter, Kirsten Broberg, Ted Hearne, Brett William Dietz, Dajeong Choi, Derek Jacoby, Andrew Mckenna Lee, David Skidmore, Paul Failla, Michael Burritt, Mark Berger, Tobias Brostrom, and many others.
Peter is currently pursuing his Doctor of Music degree and holds a M.M. in Percussion Performance and Literature from the Northwestern University School of Music where he recieved the prestigious Program Honors Award in 2004 studying with world-renowned percussion soloist Michael Burritt as well as Chicago Symphony Orchestra percussionist James Ross and jazz artist Paul Wertico. Mr. Martin has also studied with She-e Wu at Rutgers University (B.M. - 2002) and marimba virtuoso Leigh Howard Stevens.
Peter currently resides in Chicago, Illinois where he is an active freelance musician and educator.
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