Stephanie Martin (composer)
Stephanie Martin | |
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Born | Tillsonburg, Ontario, Canada |
Genres | choral |
Occupation(s) | Composer, conductor, organist |
Website | http://www.stephaniemartinmusic.com/ |
Stephanie Martin is a Canadian composer, conductor, and associate professor of music at York University's School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design.
Biography[]
Martin was born in Tillsonburg, Ontario.[1] She began to learn music as a child, and once said "When I was a kid I listened obsessively to Machaut's Messe de Nostre Dame, written in the 14th century."[2]
Martin holds a Bachelor's Degree in music from Wilfrid Laurier University, a Master of Arts degree from the University of Toronto, and an Associate Diploma from the Royal Canadian College of Organists.[3] As of 2019, Martin is an Associate Professor in the music department at York University.
She is founder and director of the medieval music ensemble Schola Magdalena,[4] spent 20 years from 1997 to 2017 as artistic director of Pax Christi Chorale,[5] and worked as the music director and organist of the Church of Saint Mary Magdalene in Toronto.
Partial list of works[]
Regarding her composition practices, Martin said in an interview "I don’t have a very healthy composition practice. I am a binger. I carve out blocks of time when I don’t do anything but compose. That means I neglect some other important things, but it does mean I can accomplish my writing goals very quickly and efficiently."[6]
- Babel: A choral symphony (2015; Choral with full orchestra)[7]
- When You Are Old (2016; various voices with piano)[8]
- God So Loved The World (2017; SATB with two treble instruments)[9]
- Sacred Songs for Small Choirs (2018; various voices, a capella)[10]
- The Llandovery Castle (2018; opera for six singers, chorus, and chamber orchestra; libretto by )[11]
- An Earthly Tree (2018; SATB with divisi)[12]
The Llandovery Castle opera[]
Martin's first opera, The Llandovery Castle, is about the 1918 sinking of HMHS Llandovery Castle and was inspired when Martin noticed a commemorative plaque in honour of a nurse who died in the sinking and later suggested the idea to playwright who became the librettist.[13] Ciufo used "a nurse's diary, articles and transcripts from a subsequent war crimes trial" as resources when dramatizing the story.[14] The opera premiered on 26 June 2018 at Calvin Presbyterian Church in Toronto.
Awards[]
- Recipient of Leslie Bell Prize for Choral Conducting (1998)
- First prize in the Exultate Chamber Singers’ composition competition (2009)[3]
- First prize in the Association of Anglican Musicians composer’s competition (2010)[3]
References[]
- ^ Buell, MJ. "November's Child / Stephanie Martin". The Whole Note. Archived from the original on 19 September 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ Barcza, Leslie. "Questions for Stephanie Martin: Babel". barczablog. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Profile: Stephanie Martin". ampd.yorku.ca. York University. Archived from the original on 28 May 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ "The Ensemble". Schola Magdalena. Archived from the original on 25 October 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ Chang, Brian. "What's Next For Stephanie Martin After Pax Christi Chorale?". Ludwig van Toronto. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ Boutda, Matthew. "Canadian Composers Interview Series with Stephanie Martin". Alliance for Canadian New Music Projects. Archived from the original on 20 February 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ^ "Babel: A choral symphony". Canadian Music Centre. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ "When You Are Old". renforthmusic.com. Renforth Music. Archived from the original on 1 February 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ "God So Loved The World". renforthmusic.com. Renforth Music. Archived from the original on 1 May 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ "Sacred Songs for Small Choirs". renforthmusic.com. Renforth Music. Archived from the original on 1 February 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ "Creative Team". llandoverycastle.ca. Bicycle Opera Project. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ "Stephanie Martin: An Earthly Tree, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir". YouTube. Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ Terauds, John (24 June 2018). "New Canadian opera recalls wartime tragedy at sea". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 10 August 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ^ Szklarski, Cassandra (8 November 2017). "Opera to focus on Great War nurses 100 years after hospital ship sinking". National Post. Canadian Press. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
External links[]
- Canadian classical organists
- Canadian choral conductors
- Canadian composers
- Living people
- Musicians from Ontario
- People from Tillsonburg
- York University faculty