His works include music for symphony orchestra, wind ensemble, chamber groups, choral and solo vocal pieces, solo instruments and for traditional Japanese instruments. Martin’s music has been heard in concert programs across the U.S. and in Europe and Japan. Awards for his music include a Massachusetts Cultural Council Artist Award, the New England Reed Trio’s International Chamber Music Composition Competition and a Bryant Fellowship from Harvard University. His Symphonic Journey was recorded by the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra for the MMC label. Since 1994, Martin has also been writing for traditional Japanese instruments and his Concertino No.3 for Koto and Orchestra premiered in March by the Cape Ann Symphony.