PHILIP MARTIN - COMPOSER		    



A prolific composer, Philip Martin has written numerous orchestral, chamber, instrumental, and vocal works including 3 piano concertos, a harp concerto, 7 piano trios,

     
and over 300 songs. Recent major works include: In Dublin's Fair City, a celebration for soloists, chorus and orchestra, a work commissioned by the Dublin Chamber of Commerce to celebrate the Millennium. He has also written music for theatre and film.


Recent works include his first Symphony -Mystic Nativity, conducted by William Eddins with the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, and in 2006

       
his third Piano Concerto-The Nine Orders of Angels, was conducted by David Brophy and the NSO. in Dublin.
     

Philip Martin teaches piano and composition at the Birmingham Conservatoire and is a member of Aosdana, Ireland's exclusive academy of creative artists and is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of London.