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 Peter Martin is a Professor of Music at the University of Southern Maine and conductor of the Portland Youth Wind Ensemble and the Casco Bay Concert Band. A native of Bensenville, Illinois, he holds a Ph.D. degree in music education from Northwestern University. His principal teachers include Charles Baker, John Boyd, John Paynter, Bennett Reimer and Alan Stout.
Dr. Martin maintains an active conducting schedule and has recently conducted performances in France, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg and at the Barbican Centre in London, England. In the U.S. he has conducted in over 30 states including California, Vermont, Texas, Wisconsin, New Hampshire, Illinois, Massachusetts, Indiana, Minnesota, Florida, Colorado, Georgia and Washington, D.C., as well as throughout his favorite state of Maine.
Peter Martin is a published author in the United States and in England, has edited and arranged compositions for wind band, and appears in Who's Who in America and the International Who's Who in Music. He has been cited for excellence as a distinguished educator and was selected for inclusion in Who's Who Among America's Teachers and is the recipient of a University of Southern Maine Outstanding Teacher/Scholar Award.
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