The Tradition Continues
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New Band Director
Welcome Mr. David C. Martin!
Hello Hawk Family!
I am excited to announce that we have a new director joining us this year! Mr. Martin will serve as the Director of Jazz Bands and IB Music, as well as Co-Director of the Concert Bands and High Steppin’ Hawks Marching Band.
This is obviously a unique and special opportunity for our program, and Mr. Martin and I look forward to continuing our program’s tradition of excellence for many years to come!
It’s a Great Day to be a Hawk!
Mrs. Martin
Please see below to read more about Mr. Martin:
Mr. David C. Martin joins our team after serving as the Director of Bands at University High School in Orange City, Florida since 2010. His responsibilities included conducting three concert bands, three jazz bands, overseeing the Titan Regiment Marching Band, and color guard programs. During his tenure at University High School, band program became a nationally respected band program with performances at the 2015 Florida Music Educators Association State Conference, the 2016 Midwest International Music Conference, the 2016 Essentially Ellington Finals at the Lincoln Center, 2018 performance at the Music for All National Festival, and the University High School Wind Ensemble was selected to perform at Carnegie Hall national concert band festival in 2022.
Mr. Martin has received the Outstanding Jazz Educator Award from the National Band Association and serves as a clinician and freelance artist throughout Florida. He also maintains a private trombone studio where his students have been accepted into music programs at several major universities across Florida, The University of North Texas, and the New England Conservatory. His private studio students consistently win audition in the Florida All State Ensembles and have been selected for the Music-For-All National Jazz Band, The National Youth Orchestra, and the National Youth Jazz Band.
Mr. Martin graduated from the University of South Florida where he earned his Bachelor of Music degree in Trombone Performance in 2008 and his Master of Music Degree in Trombone Performance in 2010. Some of his teachers included Tom Brantley, Mark Morgan, and Keith Oshiro.
Mr. Martin is a member of the Florida Band Master Association, Pi Kappa Lambda National Music Honor Society, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, JEN, International Trombone Association, and the National Band Association.
