Second Annual Composer Festival Features Joseph Martin

The Sterling College Department of Music will host its 2nd Annual Composer Festival on Monday, October 3, 2011. This year’s festival will feature guest artist Joseph Martin, who is well-known throughout the United States for his choral compositions. There will be three free events open to the public.

At 9:00 a.m. Martin will give a lecture on composing, arranging, and song writing. A second lecture at 4:10 p.m. will focus on the music industry and publishing. Finally, the Sterling College Choral, Sterling College Concert Choir, and Highland Singers will be presenting a concert of Martin’s music at the Sterling United Presbyterian Church at 7:30 p.m. Martin will conduct the choirs and present a short piano recital.

Martin is the Director of Sacred Publications at Shawnee Press and directs editorial and creative issues for their religious products while providing additional production-side support for printed and recorded resources. Personally, Martin has written and printed over 1200 compositions, of which some have been played in churches across the US