Original Compositions
Solo Instrument
3 Travelers, for solo bassoon LISTEN PURCHASE
Isolation Etudes, for solo bassoon LISTEN PURCHASE
Kentucky Woods, for solo clarinet LISTEN PURCHASE
Meme Engine, for solo flute LISTEN PURCHASE
Perhaps Even Dangerously, for solo harp LISTEN PURCHASE
Parkour!, for solo bassoon LISTEN PURCHASE
Seymour Looks In, for solo oboe LISTEN PURCHASE
Solo Instrument plus Piano
Corpse Flower, for oboe /piano LISTEN PURCHASE
farewell…not goodbye, for bassoon/piano (To be premiered July 2026)
Ghost Light, for bassoon/piano LISTEN PURCHASE
Strangler Fig, for horn/piano LISTEN PURCHASE
Tales of the River Horse, for bassoon/piano LISTEN PURCHASE
Viral Hippo, for contrabassoon/piano LISTEN PURCHASE
The Young Paleontologist’s Guide to North American Fossils, for horn/piano
Solo Instrument plus Ensemble
The Crater of Doom, for contrabassoon and chamber orchestra (PURCHASE the piano reduction)
Chamber Ensembles
Apex Predator, for bassoon and bass clarinet LISTEN PURCHASE
(Versions for Bass Clarinet and Bassoon Duet are also available.)
Bixby Walks Alone, for two marimbas/four players LISTEN PURCHASE
Extant Flight, for flexible double reed ensemble (To be premiered in July 2026)
Fallen Rocks, for saxophone quartet (SATB) LISTEN PURCHASE
Feliformia, for oboe and bassoon LISTEN PURCHASE
From the Pablo-Allard Herd, for clarinet choir (Premiere Date TDB)
Modern Dinosaur, for flute(oboe), clarinet and bassoon LISTEN PURCHASE
Neon Lights over Desert Skies, for flute, alto flute and bassoon LISTEN PURCHASE
Sonora Desert Museum, for bassoon trio (To be premiered and available in 2026)
Thaw, for bassoon and contrabassoon (To be premiered and available in July 2026)
Concert Band
Sheyenne River, for concert band LISTEN (Available for purchase soon)
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Upcoming Performances of Martin’s Music (all times local)
March 23, 2026 – Ghost Light, for bassoon and piano. Meghan Freer, bassoon. Smith Performing Arts Center, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 5PM
July 7 – 11, 2026 – Extant Flight (World Premiere) for flexible double reed ensemble. Sarah Wildey-Richmond and the University of Texas at San Antonio Double Reed Ensemble. 2026 International Double Reed Society Annual Conference, Oxford, Ohio Time TBD
July 7 – 11, 2026 – farewell…not goodbye (World Premiere) for bassoon and piano. Cody Hunter, bassoon. 2026 International Double Reed Society Annual Conference, Oxford, Ohio Time TBD
July 8, 2026 – Thaw (World Premiere), for bassoon and contrabassoon. Miriam Brack Webber, bassoon; Martin J. Van Klompenberg, contrabassoon. 2026 International Double Reed Society Annual Conference, Oxford, Ohio, Time TBD
2025 Performances of Martin’s Music
January – Tales of the River Horse, for bassoon and piano. Elizabeth Crawford, bassoon; Allison Michelle, piano, BYU-Idaho, Rexburg, ID
March – Sheyenne River, for band. Sheyenne High School Wind Ensemble (West Fargo, ND), North Dakota Music Education Association Annual Conference, Bismarck, ND. Strangler Fig, for horn and piano. Andrew Tryon, horn, Mid-South Horn Workshop, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AK
July – Kentucky Woods (FULL PERFORMANCE PREMIERE), for solo clarinet. Carrie RavenStem and Adria Sutherland, clarinet. ICA ClarinetFest, Fort Worth, TX
December – Viral Hippo, for contrabassoon and piano. Sara Estrella Segura Hidalgo. Escuela de Artes Musicales, San Jose, Costa Rica
2024 Performances of Martin’s Music
February – Bixby Walks Alone, for marimba quartet. 240 Northern. Vancouver, British Columbia; Corpse Flower, for oboe and piano. Stephanie Carlson, oboe; Meeyoun Park, piano. Murray State University, Murray, KY
April – Kentucky Woods, for solo clarinet. Kaylin Bosworth, clarinet. Concordia College, Moorhead, MN
May – Modern Dinosaur, for flute, clarinet and bassoon. Chameleon Winds. Lincoln Hall, Portland State University, Portland, OR
June – The Crater of Doom, for contrabassoon and piano. Leigh Munoz, contrabassoon. Interlochen Center for the Arts, Interlochen, MI
July – Corpse Flower, for oboe and piano. Erin Webber, oboe; Feliformia, for oboe and bassoon (WORLD PREMIERE). Erin Webber, oboe; Sarah Wildey-Richmond, bassoon; The Crater of Doom (WORLD PREMIERE), for contrabassoon and chamber orchestra (WORLD PREMIERE). Leigh Munoz, contrabassoon soloist, with Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra. 2024 IDRS Annual Conference, Flagstaff, AZ
October- 3 Travelers, for solo bassoon. Mackie Thomas, bassoon. Flute New Music Consortium New Music Festival , University of Nebraska – Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska; Corpse Flower, for oboe and piano. Erica Rhodes, oboe; Anastasia Bryant, piano; Snyder Music Academy, Fayetteville, NC