Born and raised in England Tara grew up in the London music scene where she studied and performed the clarinet until moving to the USA 3 years ago.
Having started the piano from the age of 5 Tara fell in love with the sound of the clarinet solo from Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. After pleading with her parents for clarinet lessons for years her wish was granted at the age of 12 when she started her clarinet lessons. Soon after she was playing principal clarinet in the Ealing Youth Wind Orchestra London Schools Symphony Orchestra Junior Guildhall School of Music Symphony Orchestra and E flat clarinet with the National Youth Wind Orchestra.
After gaining a place at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama for her Bachelor of Music Degree Tara went on to play with the Amadeus Orchestra City of London Sinfonia St Albans Symphony Orchestra Bloomsbury Chamber Orchestra and many more local orchestras in the London area. In 2005 she was also selected to play for the Future Firsts Chamber Orchestra a scheme run alongside the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
During her time on the Orchestral Training Course at Guildhall Tara was selected to play as an apprentice for both the London Symphony Orchestra and the Philharmonia Orchestra.
After moving to Indiana to pursue her masters degree Tara was soon playing for the Columbus Symphony Orchestra and was put on the extras list for Evansville Philharmonic Key West Symphony Orchestra Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra and the Columbus Indiana Philharmonic Orchestra.
Tara has also played with the Deutch-Scandanavian Orchestra where she performed and recorded the solo bass clarinet part from Stravinsky's Rite of Spring in the Berlin Philharmonic Hall in January 2009.
An active chamber musician Tara has played duo and chamber recitals in many venues around London Scotland Ireland China and Indiana. She played as part of the Senesino players and co-founded the Riverside Winds a wind quintet that she was part of for 5 years in London.
Tara has had much experience of teaching both children and adults. She has taught students from the ages of 4 to late 60s. She has also taught a variety of students ranging from beginners intermediate level and more serious advanced students who have gone on to train on a professional level.
Tara Martin - Resume
Instruments: Clarinet Bass Clarinet E Flat Clarinet.
Address: 113 Towne Commons Way Apt #34 Cincinnati OH 45215 Phone:
Date of Birth: 07/26/84 Email: **** London UK until 2007. 2007 ?2009 Indiana.
2007-2009 Jacobs School of Music Indiana University Masters of Music
2006-2007 Guildhall School of Music and Drama (GSMD) (LONDON) PG Dip in Orchestral Training with Merit
2002-2006 GSMD BMus Hons Clarinet
2000-2002 Junior GSMD
2000-2002 Lady Margaret School Fulham London ? 3 A-Levels AAB (A for Music)
1996-2000 St. Augustines Priory School Ealing London ? 10 GCSEs 1A* (Music) 3As 6Bs
TEACHERS:
Andrew Webster Peter Siego Joy Farrall Julian Farrell Laurant Ben Slimane (Bass) Jennifer McLaren (Eflat).
ORCHESTRAS AND ENSEMBLES:
Bass Clarinet in Future Firsts Chamber Orchestra ? London Philharmonic Orchestra 2005
London Symphony Orchestra ? apprentice 2006-2007
Philharmonia Orchestra ? apprentice 2006-2007
Columbus Symphony Orchestra
The World Orchestra 2010-2011
Extra work with Key West Symphony Orchestra - FLORIDA
Extra work with Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra ? INDIANA
Extra work with Columbus Philharmonic Orchestra ? INDIANA
Amadeus Orchestra -UK
New Albans Symphony Orchestra-UK
Smithfield Sinfonia-UK
Bloomsbury Chamber Orchestra-UK
Senesino Orchestra and Chorus-UK
Riverside Winds-UK
Principal Clarinet of Ealing Youth Orchestra-UK 1999-2002
Principal Clarinet of Junior Guildhall Symphony Orchestra-UK 2002
E flat Clarinet of National Youth Wind Orchestra -UK 2002-2004
Principal Clarinet and Bass Clarinet for London Schools Symphony Orchestra-UK 2001
Various Companies for shows and productions around the UK (sax/clarinet/flute)
All major GSMD orchestras and ensembles
Jacobs School of Music Indiana University Orchestras and other ensembles
SCHOLARSHIPS:
The Trusthouse Charitable Foundation sponsored me for my postgraduate course at the GSMD 2006-07
Scholarship awarded by Royal Northern College of Music for a postgraduate course 2006-07
The Deans Scholarship from the Jacobs School of Music Indiana University 2007-09
Graduate Assistantship position at the Jacobs School of Music Indiana University 2008-2009
MASTERCLASSES WITH OR WORKED WITH:
Barnaby Robson Timothy Lines Nicolas Cox Howard Klug Henri Bok Michael Reid Thomas Friedli Thea King John Steinhouse Peter Siego Mark Van De Wiel Eric Hoeprich Douglas Mitchell David Campbell Paul Harvey Peter Gane Helena Gaunt Timothy Reynish Glen Price James Gourlay Meyrick Alexander Robin O?Neill Sarah Newbold Eric Crees Simon Wills Phillipa Davies Gordon Hunt David Walter Sian Edwards Peter Stark Joseph Wolfe Philip Mackenzie Larry Combs.
