David Martin:
CLASS OF 1968
Muncie Central High SchoolClass of 1968
Muncie, IN
David's Story
Life
I performed professionally for 22 years playing the French Horn with Symphony Orchestras across the nation after graduating from BSU and completing graduate school at Northern Michigan University. I cut albums with several stars in recording studios and "Made for Television" sound tracks as a free lance Hornist while living in Houston Texas for 15 years.
My BSU education was interrupted by a stint in the Air Force which now allows me to claim the status of Viet Nam Veteran.
After my son was born, (1983), I decided to compose a piece of music to commemorate the occasion and the "Suite of Fantasies and Fairytales" has been performed by the Ball State French Horn Ensemble a number of times. I have been invited to guest conduct my composition at BSU in 2005.
I retired from professional performing in 2000 and took a position with Powerway Inc., an internet/software company dedicated to improving the Quality Operating Syste...Expand for more
ms in the manufacturing sector. I became a Sales Engineer/consultant during that time and started specializing in Advance Product Quality Planning which is a process of problem elimination required by DaimlerChrysler, General Motors, and Ford Motor Company or their component suppliers, worldwide.
I now own my own business doing consulting and training for the automotive manufacturing industry, and travel extensively, training and consulting for corporations on the international quality standards, and environmental quality standards.
I am very close to completing my next composition for Classical Guitar and 4 French Horns, and am in the process of transcribing the original version of my first composition, (Fairytales & Fantasies) for full Symphonic Orchestra. As a sideline which I consider "Therapy", I do custom/designer interior painting occasionally and consult on color combinations, specializing in Monochromatic schema.
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