SELECTED CONCERTS
February 1, 2013 Premiere of Dunbar songs The River and A Golden Day by Tara Nova and Paul Hefner at the Heckscher Museum of Huntington, NY, as part of a Long Island Composers Alliance concert celebrating Black History Month. Lyric for songs by Paul Dunbar. Performances also of Dunbar-Martin songs A Lazy Day, Old, and Invitation to Love.
January 10, 2013 Premiere of Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp Minor for organ by Stephen Tharp at Stanford University. Commissioned by Michael Barone of American Public Media and "Pipedreams."
September 20, 2012 Premiere of Prelude and Fugue in B Major for organ by Stephen Tharp at St. Stephen's Cathedral, Passau, Germany. Commissioned by Michael Barone of American Public Media and "Pipedreams."
March 25, 2012 Performances of Preludes and Fugues in G-flat Major and E Major for organ by Isabelle Demers at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles.
March 4, 2012 Performances of Preludes in G-flat Major and A Major for organ by Isabelle Demers at the Davies Concert Hall, San Francisco.
March 3, 2012

Premiere of Pensieri for piano by Henry Martin -- composition in memoriam Steve Larson at the West Coast Conference of Music Theory and Analysis at the University of Oregon, Eugene.
February 10, 2012 Premiere of Prelude and Fugue in G-flat Major for organ by Isabelle Demers at the First United Methodist Church, Montgomary, Alabama. Commissioned by Michael Barone of American Public Media and "Pipedreams."
September 2, 2011 Performances of Prelude in Ab Major for piano, and the Dunbar songs Lazy Afternoon and Invitation by Paul Hefner and Tara Nova at the 2011 Apollonia Festival of the Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria.
August 24, 2011 Premiere of "Romance" from Fosteriana by Klara Min at the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts at the Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, and broadcast on WFMT.
April-May, 2011 Performances of Prelude and Fugue in E Major by Isabelle Demers at The Concerts at One series, Trinity Wall Street Church, New York City; at The Organ Concert Series of the Hyde Parker Community United Methodist Church, Cincinnati, Ohio; at the concert series of the Southern Illinois Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, Shyrock Auditorium, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois.
February 13, 2011 Premiere of Dunbar songs A Lazy Day, Old, and Invitation to Love by Tara Nova and Paul Hefner at two concerts: the South Nassau Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Freeport, NY (February 6), and the Park Avenue United Methodist Church, New York City.
December 2, 2010 Performance of Praeludium et Fuga XIII (A Slow Drag) by Stephanie Ho and Saar Ahuvia at the residence of the U.S. Ambassador to Germany, Finkenstrasse 21, 14195, Berlin-Dahlem, Germany.
November 5, 2010 Performances of Prelude and Fugue in F-sharp Minor for organ and Prelude and Fugue in A Major for organ by Isabelle Demers at the Augustana Concert Series, at Augustana Lutheran Church, West St. Paul, Minnesota.
October 13, 2010 Premiere of Son la Pia: Study for Two Pianos by Stephanie Ho and Saar Ahuvia at LeFrak Concert Hall, Queens College, sponsored by the Aaron Copland School at Queens College and the Long Island Composers Alliance.
September, 2010 Premiere of Prelude and Fugue in E Major for organ by Isabelle Demers at two concerts: St. John United Methodist Church (Augusta, GA) on Sep 12 and Christ Church Cathedral (Nashville, TN) on Sep 13. Pieces commissioned by Michael Barone of American Public Media and "Pipedreams."
April 4, 2010 The Martin Project: A concert dedicated to the piano preludes and fugues by Martin and J.S. Bach by the students of Solungga Fang-Tzu Liu at the Wooster Center of the College of Musical Arts, Bowling Green State University: Andreas Xenopoulos (Introduction), Anna Vasilyeva, Ben Bertin, Mindy Sondag, Xuan He, Natalie Rahn, Yushan Sui, Kelsey Gilsdorf, and Yuway Chan.
April, 2010 Premieres of Prelude and Fugue in F-sharp Minor for organ and Prelude and Fugue in A Major for organ by Isabelle Demers at three concerts: Christ and St. Luke's Church (Norfolk, VA) on April 16; Trinity Lutheran Church (Lansdale, PA) on April 18; and Christ & St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (New York City) on April 24. Pieces commissioned by Michael Barone of American Public Media and "Pipedreams."
November 19, 2009 Premiere of Mosaic for string quartet and flute at Rutgers University-Newark, as The Art in Music: A Musical Celebration for the 30th Anniversary of the Paul Robeson Galleries. Performance by Jill Sokol, Asmira Woodward-Page, Yuki Numata, Miranda Sielaff, and Soo Bae.
July 14, 2009 Premieres of Prelude and Fugue in B Minor for organ and Prelude and Fugue in D Major for organ by Kenneth Cowan at the Riverside Church, New York City. Pieces commissioned by Michael Barone of American Public Media and "Pipedreams."
May 21, 2009 Performances of Martin's Preludes and Fugues by Blair McMillen (pianist) on Keys to the Future concert series of contemporary piano music, Greenwich House Music School, New York City. (Video available at YouTube.)
March 25, 2009 Concert by Hilary Demske at Rutgers University-Newark of Martin piano works: Four Jazz Scenes (1980), Inventiones (1999), New Prelude & Fugue in G Minor (2007), and Piano Sonata No. 4 (2000).
June 25, 2008 Premieres of Martin's Prelude and Fugue in E Minor for organ and Prelude and Fugue in G Major for organ by Kenneth Cowan at the national convention of the American Guild of Organists in Minneapolis. Pieces commissioned by Michael Barone for 25th anniversary of radio program "Pipedreams."
April 12, 2008 Performances of Martin's Preludes and Fugues by Tatjana Rankovich (pianist) on her solo recital at the Mannes College of Music, New York City.
March 25, 2008 Performances of Martin's Preludes and Fugues by Tatjana Rankovich (pianist) on the concert series Keys to the Future at the Greenwich House Music School, New York City.
February 10, 2008 Premiere of Martin's New Prelude and Fugue in G Minor by pianist Hilary Demske at the University of Michigan.
February 10, 2008 Premiere of Martin's Sonata No. 3 for Violin and Piano by Asmira Woodward-Page and Steve Beck at the Park Avenue United Methodist Church, New York City, for the Concert Artists Guild and the Long Island Composers Alliance. (Listen to the recording)
November 16, 2007 Premiere of Martin's Concerto No. 3 for Piano and Chamber Orchestra by Kyungmi Nam (piano) and Richard Auldon Clark (conductor) for piano concerto series sponsored by Yamaha Pianos, the Manhattan School of Music, and the Korean Cultural Service at the Good Shepherd-Faith Methodist Church, New York City.
February 11, 2007 Premiere of Martin's Introduction and Fugue for violin solo by Jessica Lee at the Park Avenue United Methodist Church, New York City, for the Concert Artists Guild and the Long Island Composers Alliance.
December 12, 2004 Premiere of Martin's Sonata for Clarinet and Piano by Peter Weinberg and Henry Martin at the Bryant Library, Roslyn, New York for the Long Island Composers Alliance.
June 15, 2004

Premiere of Martin's Piano Sonata No. 4 (At Midnight’s Hour) by Logan Skelton at the Temple Square Concert Series, Salt Lake City, Utah.
The work was commissioned by the Barlow International Composition Competition. (Listen to the recording)
May 9, 2004 Multi-Piano Jazz Concert presented by Henry Martin, Steve Larson, Steve Strunk, and Keith Waters at Beall Concert Hall, University of Oregon. Included Martin’s Praeludium et Fuga XIII (A Slow Drag).
April 25, 2003 Performance of Martin's Sonata for Flute and Piano at SUNY-Purchase by Jara Kern on her masters degree recital.
(Listen to the recording: I—Allegro comodo II—Adagio/Allegro)
April 10, 2002

Concert of Martin’s chamber music for piano and strings at Bradley Hall Theater at Rutgers University-Newark by Innisfree (Carole Cowan, Susan Seligman, Sylvia Buccelli).  Performances of This Living Hand for violin and piano, Sonata in F Minor for solo cello, Sweet Converse for cello and piano, and Trio in C-sharp Minor.  Martin also performs Praeludium et Fuga XIII (A Slow Drag).
March 10, 2002 Premiere of Sonata for Flute and Piano by Geoffrey Kidde (flute) and Henry Martin (piano) and performance of Little Preludes and Fugues, vol. 2,  at concert of the Long Island Composers Alliance, Bryant Library, Roslyn, New York.
January 26, 2002 Klara Min, pianist, Weill Recital Hall, 57th Street and 7th Avenue, New York City. New York premiere of Pippas' Song and Preludes and Fugues in C-sharp Minor, E Major, and F minor.
February 3, 2002 Poughkeepsie, New York: Innisfree (violin, cello, piano trio) at Poughkeepsie Day School. Premiere of Trio in C-sharp Minor.
February 17, 2002 Hiromi Ohmori Piano Recital, Tokyo Opera City Recital Hall, managed by Camerata Tokyo, Inc. (www.camerata.co.jp)
March 10, 2002 The Long Island Composers Alliance at the Roslyn Bryant Library. Performance of Trio in C-sharp Minor for violin, cello, and piano The Roslyn Bryant Library is at 2 Paper Mill Road, Roslyn, New York.
March 15, 2002 The State University of New York-New Paltz. Susan Seligman, cello. Premiere of Sonata in F Minor for Solo Cello.
April 10, 2002 Bradley Hall Theater, Rutgers University-Newark. The chamber music of Henry Martin performed by Innisfree. Performances of Trio in C-sharp Minor, Sonatas for solo violin and solo cello, This Living Hand for violin and piano, and Sweet Converse for cello and piano.
November 29, 2001 The Long Island Composers Alliance at Kingsborough Community College, Brooklyn, New York. Premiere of Sonata in C for Trumpet and Piano (2001).
November 18, 2001 The Long Island Composers Alliance at the Merrick Library. Premiere of Divertimeno for Violin and Cello.
November 15, 2001 James Smith, pianist. Masters Degree Recital. University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Performance of Pippa's Song (1999). (Listen to the recording)
May 3, 2001 J. S. Bach and Henry Martin: Preludes and Fugues. Sara Davis Buechner, pianist, at the Miller Theater, Columbia University, New York City.
June 20, 2000 Performance of Pippa's Song at concert of the Long Island Composers Alliance, Freeport Memorial Library.
June 8-10, 2000 Focus on Piano Literature 2000 Festival of New Works at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro. Martin a featured composer. Premiere of Pippa's Song by pianist George Kiorpes. Performances of Preludes and Fugues by Kiorpes and Martin.
April 14, 2000 Multi-piano Jazz Concert. West Coast Conference of Music Theory and Analysis, University of Oregon, Eugene. Performed jazz improvisations and transcriptions with Steve Larson, Steve Strunk, and Keith Waters.
June 23, 1999 Henry Martin & Friends at the Newark Museum. 19th- and century American jazz and classical music.
May 2, 1999 The Long Island Composers Alliance at the Brooklyn Heights Casino. Performance of Sonata No. 1 for Violin Solo. Martin also performed three works of other composers.
April 13, 1999 Susan Seligmann at SUNY-New Paltz. Performance of Sweet Converse: Sonata for Cello and Piano.
July 30, 1998 American Crosscurrents: the Gulbenkian Foundation of Lisbon, Portugal. Music of James P. Johnson, Bix Beiderbecke, George Gershwin, James Scott, Artie Matthews, Carlton Gamer, and Henry Martin.
April 18, 1998 Henry Martin & Friends. 19th- and 20th-Century American music; Benefit for Music in the Mountains at SUNY-New Paltz.
March 30, 1998 The Bill Evans Retrospective: Three-piano improvisations with Keith Waters, Steve Larson, and Steve Strunk at The University of New Mexico.
March 29, 1998 Henry Martin performs Preludes and Fugues at at The University of New Mexico.
March 27, 1998 Ilana Brito at the Chelsea Center, Long Island, New York. Premiere of Inventiones (Selections III, IV, V, VII).
Feb. 13, 1998 Musica Nova at the Eastman School of Music. Premiere of Praeludium et Fuga XVII (A-flat Major) by John Orfe (pianist).
Oct. 28, 1997 Henry Martin performs Preludes and Fugues at Long Island Composers Alliance concert at New York University.
Oct. 4, 1997 The students of Alan Feinberg: The complete Preludes and Fugues, Groups I and II, at the Eastman School of Music. Martin attended the concert as a guest of the Eastman School.
July 26, 1997 Shadows of the Moon, for Violin and Orchestra. Carole Cowan, violin; JoAnn Falletta, conductor; The Hudson Valley Philharmonic at SUNY-New Paltz: Music in the Mountains Festival. Martin was a guest of the festival.
Mar.-Apr. 1997 Henry Martin Solo Piano Series: American Crosscurrents. Performed at Goucher College, University of Colorado at Boulder, Rutgers University at Newark, and the Mannes College of Music. Music by Bix Beiderbecke, George Gershwin, James Scott, Artie Matthews, Carlton Gamer, and Henry Martin. Premiere of selections from Preludes and Fugues, Group 3.
March 21, 1997 Ilana Brito at the Chelsea Center, Long Island, New York. Premiere of Inventiones (No. 1 [Selections I, II, VI]).
Oct. 26, 1995 The Music of Henry Martin on the Mostly New Music concert series at the Greenwich House Music School, New York City. World Premieres of Realms of Gold, This Living Hand, Sweet Converse, and Witchcraft by a Picture, as well as other works by Henry Martin, including Preludes and Fugues and My True Love. Performances by David Buechner, André Emelianoff, et al. Grants in support from Meet the Composer, the Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia University, and the Greenwich House Music School.
Oct. 22, 1995 The Long Island Composers Alliance at the Farmingdale Public Library featuring This Living Hand. Henry Martin, pianist, Theophanis Dymiotis, violinist.
June 23, 1995 Recital with Theophanos Dymiotis, violinist, and Henry Martin, pianist; the Advent Methodist Church concert series, New York City, featuring Preludes and Fugues.
April 23, 1995 The Long Island Composers Alliance at the Bellmore Public Library, Bellmore, New York, featuring Lo Bel Pianeto as premiered by the New Music String Quartet.
May 9, 1993 Preludes and Fugues, performed by Christopher Oldfather, pianist, for Collage New Music, Thai Center, Boston University.
Aug 3, 1992 Qui Seminant for Two Pianos, commissioned and premiered by Double Edge on the Révélations Series, Montreal.
May 11, 1992 Preludes and Fugues, Group I, Winner of 1991-92 National Composers Competition sponsored by League of Composers - International Society for Contemporary Music. Award performance at Weill Recital Hall, New York City. Christopher Oldfather, pianist.
1992 Recording with Orchestra of St. Lukes conducted by Robert Craft: Stravinsky's Ebony Concerto and Scherzo la Russe.
1990 Concert tour with the Boys Choir of Harlem.
1988-89 Concerts with the Princeton Ensemble featuring works of David Gottlieb and Milton Babbitt.
1987 Jazz pianist with St. Lukes Ensemble in various performances in New York metropolitan area.
April 25, 1983 Frank Weinstock at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music Faculty Recital Series, April 25, 1983. World premiere of Piano Sonata No 3.
1980 Playing for Time for piano solo by Milton Babbitt: World Premiere.
March 26, 1979 Frank Weinstock at the Carnegie Recital Hall. World premiere of Piano Sonata No. 2. Concert reviewed in The New York Times.
1979 My Complements to Roger for piano solo by Milton Babbitt: World Premiere.
1979 Duo, for Violin and Piano by Elliott Carter. Hartt College of Music for Carter's 70th birthday.
1979 Serenade for violin, viola, and piano by Paul Lansky. For the League/ISCM (New York): Premiere.
1979 Dayton! for chamber ensemble by Tobias Picker: Premiere.
1979 Mein Blaues Klavier by Richard Swift, Guest performance at New York University Theatre.
1978 Sonnett Settings for piano and voices by Claudio Spies. For the League/ISCM (New York): Premiere. Recorded for CRI Records, SD 445.
1978 Solo Recital at the Kennedy Center, Washington, DC, as prizewinner in the Rockefeller Foundation Competition for Excellence in the Performance of American Music.
1978 Concert Tour with soprano Bethany Beardslee.
1972-90 Numerous performances as jazz pianist, in solo and with groups, throughout the U.S. and Canada, and particularly New York metropolitan area. Jazz Pianist with the Boys Choir of Harlem.
1964-72 Leader of Henry Martin Quintet. Numerous jazz performances throughout Connecticut.