Martin Amlin

Martin Amlin (born June 12, 1953) is an American composer and pianist. He was born in Dallas, Texas.

He serves as the Mildred P. Gilfillan Professor of Music and Chair of the Department of Composition and Theory at the Boston University College of Fine Arts as well as Senior Director of the Boston University Tanglewood Institute Young Artists Composition Program.

Career 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, MacDowell, and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. He has performed as soloist with the Boston Pops Orchestra and has been 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.

Works

Orchestra Quatrains from the Rubáiyát for soprano and chamber orchestra (1977), 15 minutes Shadowdance for orchestra (1980), 10 minutes Concerto for Piccolo and Orchestra (1999), 20 minutes Three Songs of Nature for baritone, solo violin, and chamber orchestra (2008), 10 minutes Concerto for Flute/Piccolo and Orchestra (2012), 9 minutes In Memoriam C.D.H. for piccolo and string orchestra (2016), 4 minutes

Chamber ensemble Endless Ways for two pianos (1981), 12 minutes Sonata for Flute and Piano (1983), 15 minutes Morceau de Concours for flute and piano (1986), 3 minutes Sonata for Viola and Piano (1987), 12 minutes Atlantic Serenade for flute, clarinet, cello, and piano (1991), 10 minutes Trio Sonatina for flute, clarinet, and piano (1991), 12 minutes Variations for piano and woodwind quintet (1994), 12 minutes Prelude, Fugue, and Variations for piano and string quartet (1997), 12 minutes Sonata for Piccolo and Piano (1997), 20 minutes Sonatina Piccola for piccolo and piano (1999), 6 minutes Sonata for Clarinet and Piano (2001), 16 minutes Intrada for two flutes and piano (2002), 4 minutes Encomium for viola and harp (2004), 5 minutes Sonata No. 2 for Flute and Piano (2004), 15 minutes Moto Perpetuo for string quartet (2006) String Quartet (2009), 13 minutes Violetta for viola and piano (2010), 7 minutes Kennel for viola and piano (2011), 11 minutes Magic Maze for viola and piano (2017), 8 minutes Sonata for Trumpet and Piano (2017), 8 minutes Three Inventions for Five Flutes (doubling Piccolos) (2018), 9 minutes Vermont Harmony for viola and piano (2019), 5 minutes Intrada II for two trumpets and piano (2022), 5 minutes Intrada III for two bassoons and piano (2024), 4 minutes Lullaby for Two Violas (2025), 3 minutes Sistreningra Quartet for string quartet (2025), 15 minutes Trioson Redux for soprano saxophone, viola, and piano (2026), 10 minutes

Solo instrument Prelude: In Praise of the Infinity of Time for organ (1972), 9 minutes Piano Sonata No. 4 (1973), 17 minutes L'intrigue des Accords Oubliés for harp (1976), 5 minutes Piano Sonata No. 5 (1982), 20 minutes Piano Sonata No. 6 (1987), 10 minutes Five Preludes for piano (1995), 15 minutes Eight Variations for Piano (2000), 5 minutes Piano Sonata No. 7 (2000), 14 minutes Ephemeropterae I and II for solo piccolo (2004), 3 minutes Three Alphabetudes for piano (2005), 10 minutes Fusion Etude for piano (2013), 4 minutes Solfeggietto Redux for piano (2014), 3 minutes Quatrain for piano (2015), 2 minutes Eight Etudes on Intervals for piano (2016), 25 minutes Piano Sonata No. 8 (2021), 13 minutes Ephemeroptera Redux for solo viola (2025) 3 minutes

Vocal music The Three Marias for soprano and piano (1980) Israfel for soprano, flute, violin, cello, and piano (1980), 5 minutes Lullaby for tenor and piano (1982), 3 minutes Passions of Singleness for mezzo-soprano, viola, vibraphone, and harp (1983), 13 minutes Four Songs on Texts of Anonymous Poets for soprano and piano (1984), 13 minutes A Lasting Spring for soprano and piano (1985), 12 minutes Seven Songs for mezzo-soprano and piano (1988), 10 minutes Time's Caravan for mixed chorus and double string quintet (1989), 12 minutes The Heavenly Feast for soprano and piano (1993), 8 minutes The House of Falling Leaves for soprano and piano (1994), 3 minutes Two Songs On Poems by Anne Fessenden for soprano, alto flute, and piano (2006), 6 minutes Evening Meditation in a Cathedral Town for mezzo-soprano and piano (2000) Three Madrigals for mixed chorus and two pianos (2002), 10 minutes If You Should Go for mezzo-soprano and piano (2020), 2 minutes Now and Then for mezzo-soprano and piano (2020), 2 minutes Three Songs on Poems by Charles Pratt for mezzo-soprano, viola, and piano (2023), 6 minutes

Discography of recordings of his compositions American Vistas, Albany Records The Sky's the Limit: A Celebration of 20th Century American Music for Flute, Crystal Records In Shadow, Light, Crystal Records About Time: 20th Century Vocal Music, Centaur Records 20th Century Choral Music, Koch International Records Andrew Willis Plays American Piano Music, Albany Records An American Menagerie, MSR Classics Music for Flute, Clarinet, and Piano, Albany Records

Discography of his recordings of works by other composers Serenade: Music of John Heiss, Albany Records Chocolates: Music for Viola and Piano by James Grant, MSR Classics Dedicated to Barrère, Crystal Records Dedicated to Barrère, Vol. 2, Crystal Records Boston Symphony's Wayne Rapier Plays Oboe, Boston Records Brahms: Sonatas, Op. 120; Schumann: Märchenbilder, Op. 113, Ashmont Music Charles Koechlin: Music for Flute, Hyperion Records Elliott Carter: Choral Music, Koch International Records New Computer Music, Wergo Records Schubert: "Arpeggione" Sonata; Beethoven: Romances Op. 40 & 50, Notturno, Op. 42, Ashmont Music Vocal Chamber Music: Brahms, Schumann, Massenet, and Boulanger, Titanic Records