January 26, 2021 - Three Romances - Homage to Clara Schumann for violin and piano premiered by the Adkins-Newman Duo at PepsiCo Recital Hall; Texas Christian University; Fort Worth, TX
April 25, 2021 - Ave Mariafor SATB choir, a cappella presented on the National Association of Composers USA National Conference (virtual); performance by the Texas Christian University Concert Chorale
May 6, 2021 - Three Romances - Homage to Clara Schumann for violin and piano presented on the Society of Composers National Conference (virtual); performance by the Adkins-Newman Duo
May 21, 2021 - Three Romances - Homage to Clara Schumann for violin and piano presented on the National Association of Composers USA Texas Chapter Dallas Virtual Festival; performance by the Adkins-Newman Duo
June 20, 2021 - Three Romances - Homage to Clara Schumann for violin and piano presented on the Texas Music Teachers Association Convention (virtual) in recognition of the 2020 Commissioned Composer Award; performance by the Adkins-Newman Duo
July 18, 2021 - Three Romances - Homage to Clara Schumann for violin and piano to be performed by the Adkins-Newman Duo at the Wintergreen Music Festival Gala; Nellysford, VA
New video of Caprice à la Boléroreleased from Andy Eldridge and Chris Nadeau!
Woodland Springs Suite for flute ensemble is now available for purchase from ALRY (Nourse Wind) Publications. Click the image below.
Ave Maria for SATB choir a cappella has been accepted for performance by the Resonance Ensemble on the 2020 National Association of Composers USA (NACUSA) National Conference in Portland, OR
"The 'Ahhs' Have it: Wordless Melismas and the Ineffable in Popular Music," co-authored with Christopher Endrinal (Florida Gulf Coast University), was accepted for presentation on the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Music Theory in Columbus, OH
Martin Blessinger has been named the 2020 Texas Music Teachers Association (TMTA) Commissioned Composer. The commissioned work, 3 Romances - Homage to Clara Schumann for violin and piano will be prestented at the June, 2021 TMTA Convention in Dallas, TX
