Marty Hurley

Marty Hurley was an American percussionist, teacher, composer, and music clinician. He is best known for his work in the areas of marching percussion, rudimental drumming, drum & bugle corps, and marching band.

Instruction Since 1974, Marty had been the Director of Bands at Brother Martin High School in New Orleans, Louisiana. Hurley's bands have been consistent winners of sweepstakes awards at regional concert and marching competitions. During his time at Brother Martin, he has led 71 percussion students from his beginning percussion class to eventually become All State performers, and he received the Teacher of the Year award in 1999.

Marty had also acted as percussion instructor at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana, and twice judged the national finals of the Marching Bands of America contest, and the Percussive Arts Society National Marching Forum.

Drum Corps A former member of New Jersey's Blessed Sacrament's Golden Knights (he aged out in 1967 Marty was a Marching Percussion Clinician for Pearl Percussion, Sabian Cymbals, and his music and instructional videos are published by Row-Loff Productions. Mr. Hurley was the band director at Brother Martin High School in New Orleans, Louisiana until his death on September 12, 2011. Marty died on September 12, 2011, after suffering from a stroke and approximately a month of intensive care in the hospital.

Publishers of obituaries include the following: Drum Corps International, Percussive Arts Society, and Drum Corps Planet. into the Louisiana Music Educator's Association Hall of Fame based on his fine work at Brother Martin High School.

In August 2012, Marty Hurley was posthumously inducted into the Drum Corps International Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Indianapolis.

Selected works Title Description GradeSource "Phancy Phantom" Snare Drum Solo Medium Advanced "Phantom of the Phield" Snare Drum Solo Advanced "Phantom Phrenzy" Snare Drum Solo Advanced "Phantom Phire" Snare Drum Solo Extremely Advanced

For all of Marty's compositions, go to Row-Loff's web site and search for "Marty Hurley".