Dr. Martin Mailman served on the College of Music faculty at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas for thirty-four years as the Coordinator of Composition, Regents Professor of Music, and Composer in Residence. He served for two years in the United States Navy, was a Ford Foundation composer in Jacksonville, Florida, and was the first Composer in Residence at East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina.
A composition student of Louis Mennini, Wayne Barlow, Bernard Rogers, and Howard Hanson, he earned his B.M., M.M., and Ph.D. degrees from the Eastman School of Music, Rochester, New York. Dr. Mailman received numerous awards and grants for composition, which include two American Bandmasters Association/Ostwald prizes for composition, the National Band Association/Band Mans Company prize for composition, and the Edward Benjamin Award. He won the 1982 Queen Marie-Jose Prize for composition in Geneva, Switzerland for his Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (Variations). His works include chamber music, band, choral, and orchestral music, film scores, television music, an opera, and a requiem for chorus, orchestra, and soloists. A frequently sought-after clinician and teacher, Dr. Mailman served as guest conductor-composer at more than ninety colleges and universities across the United States and Europe. The impact of his music, teaching, and career is immeasurable, and he is widely regarded as one of America’s finest composers.
He was a member of ASCAP, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Pi Kappa Lambda, the American Bandmasters Association, and Sigma Alpha Iota.
For all information regarding Martin Mailman (including availabilities, PDF files, recordings, and program notes), contact Matthew Mailman at [email protected].
A composition student of Louis Mennini, Wayne Barlow, Bernard Rogers, and Howard Hanson, he earned his B.M., M.M., and Ph.D. degrees from the Eastman School of Music, Rochester, New York. Dr. Mailman received numerous awards and grants for composition, which include two American Bandmasters Association/Ostwald prizes for composition, the National Band Association/Band Mans Company prize for composition, and the Edward Benjamin Award. He won the 1982 Queen Marie-Jose Prize for composition in Geneva, Switzerland for his Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (Variations). His works include chamber music, band, choral, and orchestral music, film scores, television music, an opera, and a requiem for chorus, orchestra, and soloists. A frequently sought-after clinician and teacher, Dr. Mailman served as guest conductor-composer at more than ninety colleges and universities across the United States and Europe. The impact of his music, teaching, and career is immeasurable, and he is widely regarded as one of America’s finest composers.
He was a member of ASCAP, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Pi Kappa Lambda, the American Bandmasters Association, and Sigma Alpha Iota.
For all information regarding Martin Mailman (including availabilities, PDF files, recordings, and program notes), contact Matthew Mailman at [email protected].