Martin Kennedy (born March 24, 1978) is a pianist and composer of contemporary classical music.
He grew up in Pennsylvania and Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where he attended Central High School.
As a youth, he played piano and composed pieces for the Tuscaloosa Children's Theatre, Theatre Tuscaloosa and the Frank M. Moody Concert Hall, winning national awards and recognition for his work.
In 2005, he received his Doctorate in Music Composition from the Juilliard School where he studied as a C.V. Starr fellow under Milton Babbitt and Samuel Adler.
[1][2] After receiving his doctorate, Kennedy became assistant professor of theory and composition at the Department of Music in Arts and Sciences at Washington University in St.