Martin Blessinger (b. 1978) is Professor of Music Theory and Composition at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, having joined the faculty as an Assistant Professor after a period as Lecturer in Music Theory at the Ithaca College School of Music. He holds a D.M. in composition from Florida State University, where he studied with Ladislav Kubik and Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, plus bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Stony Brook University under Sheila Silver and Perry Goldstein. His music is performed across the United States and abroad by soloists, ensembles and at national and international festivals. Awards include honours from NACUSA, ASCAP, the Eppes String Quartet and Diana Barnhart competitions. He was an invited composer at the 2018 Beijing ISCM World New Music Days, named 2020 Texas Music Teachers Association Commissioned Composer, and a 2024-25 Amon Carter Museum Gentling Fellow. www.martinblessinger.com
