斯宾塞·马丁，M.M.

斯宾塞马丁 has been appointed the new director of athletic bands at bet365亚洲官网 in 莫斯科. 马丁 has been head of percussion studies at Whitman College in Walla Walla, 华盛顿 since 2000 and at Northwest College in Powell, 2010年以来的怀俄明州. 从2003年到2006年, 马丁 served as the visiting director of athletic bands at the U of I where he directed the Vandal 军乐队, 篮球的乐队, 爵士乐队III, 管乐团, Percussion Ensemble and Dancers, 鼓手, 梦想家系综.   

For four years 马丁 served as director of bands at Sage Valley Middle School in Nampa, Idaho. His concert and jazz bands received numerous superior ratings and awards, including top scores at the District III Concert Festival, District III Solo and Ensemble Festival, District III Jazz Festival and the Gene Harris Jazz Festival. As Associate Director of Bands and head of percussion studies at Vallivue High School, 马丁 helped the VHS 军乐队 earn the District III 军乐队 Sweepstakes Trophy for three consecutive years, with the VHS drum line twice earning the percussion sweepstakes award.

巴斯克人体面的, 马丁 performs internationally as a founding member of the Basque-American musical group 阿玛说不. Before touring northern Spain and southern France during the summer of 2011, his ensemble was featured at the opening of the Basque Exhibit on Ellis Island in New York City and at both the Library of Congress and the Kennedy Center in 华盛顿, D.C. 马丁 also teaches the ancient Basque percussion instrument Txalaparta, presenting for the American Folklore Society in 2009. For 2010-2011, he was awarded the State of Idaho's Traditional 艺术 Apprenticeship Grant.

On call with Crystal and Carnival Cruise Lines, 马丁 has traveled to over 30 countries as a professional percussionist.  作为一名爵士鼓手, he has backed up many artists, including Claudio Roditi, 杰米Aebersold, 马克·莱文, 杰伊·库伯, 约翰Harbaugh, 柯蒂斯Stigers, 但李, 唐纳德·O ' conner, John Davidson and Maureen McGovern. He has also served as principal percussionist in the Walla Walla Symphony Orchestra and played pit percussion for Monty Python's national touring show "Spamalot" in 2007.

马丁 holds the Bachelor of 亩ic and 音乐硕士 degrees in percussion performance and pedagogy from bet365亚洲官网. His percussion instructors include Dan Bukvich, Ronnie Bedford, John Baldwin and James Harrison. He has served as a clinician, adjudicator and guest conductor in Idaho, 蒙大拿, 怀俄明, 俄勒冈州, 华盛顿, 阿拉斯加和夏威夷.