Martin S. Mailman (30 June 1932, in New York City – 18 April 2000, in Denton, Texas) [1] was an American composer noted for his music for orchestra, chorus, multimedia, and winds.
His teachers at Eastman included Louis Mennini, Wayne Barlow, Bernard Rogers, and Howard Hanson.
[2] He served for two years in the United States Navy,[3] and he was among the first group of young contemporary American composers chosen in 1959 to participate in The Young Composers Project, sponsored by the Ford Foundation and the National Music Council.
[4] As a result, he spent two years teaching in the schools of Jacksonville, Florida.
[5] From 1966 until 2000, he was Composer in Residence, Coordinator of Composition, and later, Regents Professor at the University of North Texas College of Music in Denton, Texas.
In November 2000, the University of North Texas Board of Regents awarded Emeritus status to Dr. Mailman posthumously.
[2] Dr. Mailman received numerous awards, among which include two American Bandmasters Association/Ostwald Awards for composition, the National Band Association/Band Mans Company prize for composition, the Edward Benjamin Award, Composer of the Year by the Texas Music Teachers Association, and the 1982 Queen Marie-Jose Prize for composition for his Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (Variations), Op.
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.
[5] He was a leader in promoting comprehensive musicianship programs through MENC throughout his career and gave presentations at conventions and schools across the country.
[2] He was particularly intrigued by the compositional process and the concept of music as "organized sound over time with intent.
"[5] Dr. Mailman’s musical holdings are now handled by his son, Dr. Matthew Mailman, Professor of Conducting in the Wanda L. Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University.
[2] His widow, Mary Nan Mailman (1929–2016), established two endowed scholarships in his name: The Martin Mailman Excellence in Band Endowed Scholarship in the Wanda L. Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University[7] and The Martin Mailman Memorial Composition Scholarship Endowment in the College of Music at the University of North Texas.
6 (1955) West Wind for Soprano & Piano, Op.
19 (1960) Genesis Resurrected for Narrator, Chorus & Orchestra, Op.
30, #1 (1963) Leaves of Grass for Narrator, Chorus & Band, Op.
May 8, 1966 premiere, East Carolina College (i.e. East Carolina University), Wright Auditorium, Greenville, NC, Martin Mailman conducting.
35 (1965) Four Variations in Search For a Theme for Narrator & Band, Op.
49 (1970) In Memoriam Frankie Newton for Lab Band, Op.
52 (1972) A Simple Ceremony (In Memoriam John Barnes Chance) for Band & Chorus, Op.
56 (Band, Narrators, & Solo Voice) (1975) Wind Across the Nations, Op.
57 (Solo Voice, Piano, Percussion, Flute, & Guitar) (1975) Geometrics 5 for Band, Op.
59 (Children Choirs, Solo Tenor, & Stage Band) (1977) A Choral Sampler, Op.
74 (1985) Liturgy for Four Cities (summer, 1985) for Voice & Piano, Op.
77 (1987) The Jewel in the Crown (A Ceremonial March) for Band, Op.
79 (1988) For precious friends hid in death’s dateless night for Wind Ensemble, Op.
84 (1990) Love Letters from Margaret for Soprano & Orchestra, Op.
94 (1995) Work incomplete (Opus 95) (1995) Dance Imageries for Orchestra, Op.