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About Martin David Rokeach

Music Theory, European Music History, Jazz and Blues History, Chamber Music, World Music
A member of the Performing Arts Department since 1984, composer Martin Rokeach has written music for orchestra, wind symphony, voice, chamber ensembles, solo instruments, and film. His works are widely published, have been performined in more than twenty foreign countries, and have earned honors in fourteen national and international competitions. Upcoming performances include a world premiere with the Oakland Symphony and concerts in New York, Denver, Flagstaff, and Zagreb, Croatia. In 1999, he was named Saint Mary's College Professor of the Year. For more information on Martin Rokeach, please visit his website, http://www.martinrokeach.com.

Prof. Rokeach's music has been performed throughout the United States, Europe and Australia. He has been commissioned to write music for the California Music Educators Association, the Left Coast Ensemble, Northeastern University School of Music and the California Association of Professional Music Teachers.

Positions

Present Emeritus Faculty, Saint Mary's College of California ‐ Performing Arts: Music
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Present Emeritus Faculty, Saint Mary's College of California ‐ School of Liberal Arts
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Present Emeritus Faculty, Saint Mary's College of California ‐ Performing Art: Music, Dance and Theatre
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Academic Senator, Saint Mary's College of California
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Director, Saint Mary's Chamber Musicians, Saint Mary's College of California
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Music Scholarship Coordinator, Saint Mary's College of California
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Disciplines

Research Interests

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Professional Service and Affiliations

Member of the Advosry Board, Directors of Cazadero Music Camp
Member, Society of Composers, Inc.
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Honors and Awards

  • Running at the Top of the World - Ellsworth-Smith Inernational Trumpet Competition (September 2012)
  • Multiple music compositions - multiple (January 2014)
  • Concerto for Piccolo and Orchestra - Oakland East Bay Symphony (November 2015)
  • Honorable Mention - 2001 International Clarinet Association Competition (2001)
  • Honorable Mention
  • International Horn Society Composition Competition (2010)
  • 2nd Prize
  • Audio Inversions Composition Competition (2006)
  • 1st prize Chicago Ensemble Competition (1999)
  • 2nd Prize
  • International Clarinet Society Composition Competition
  • First prize in New York's Cygnus Ensemble Competition - (1998)

Courses

  • Lust, Greed, Murder: Six Great Operas
  • Form and Analysis, Theory and Ear-Training, Orchestration, Jazz and Blues in America, World Music & Dance, Music and Romanticism, Twentieth Century Composers, Chamber Music
  • Nine Great Composers: Nine Masterpieces

Education

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Ph. D. music composition and theory, Michigan State University
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B.M., M.M. music composition, San Francisco State University
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Links

Contact Information

Department: 
School of Liberal Arts » Performing Arts: Music, Dance and Theatre
School of Liberal Arts » Performing Arts: Music
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Contact Information: 
Office
Syufy Performing Arts - 220
Contact:
Phone: 925-631-4682
Mail:
Saint Mary's College
Performing Arts
Box 4268
Moraga, CA 94575

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Honors, Awards, & Grants (4)

Presentations (35)