Martin Sanchez is the orchestra director at Ed White Middle School. He received his Bachelor of Music in Music Education from the University of Texas at San Antonio in the fall of 2013. Mr. Sanchez's primary instrument is the double bass, and he studied under the instruction of Steven Zeserman. Mr. Sanchez is also the conductor of YOSA's Capriccio Orchestra in San Antonio, now in his eighth season.
Before becoming the director at Ed White, he held the Assistant Director position for several years in the UTSA String Project, a program designed to help university students hone their skills in string teaching. In 2012, he presented at the American String Teachers Association National Convention in Atlanta, GA, on "Best Practices" for String Project Programs across the United States. In 2013, he accepted the position of Lead Teaching Artist for the YOSA MAS Program in the Edgewood Independent School District. He has also been involved with the YOSA Summer Symphony Camp since 2014.
Mr. Sanchez has had the opportunity to play with many orchestras throughout the state of Texas, including the UTSA Symphony Orchestra, the UTSA Chamber Orchestra, the Texas State University Orchestra, the University of the Incarnate Word Community Orchestra, and, on occasion, the San Antonio Symphony Pro-AM Orchestra and YOSA Philharmonic as a guest performer. Mr. Sanchez was part of the UTSA Bella Italia 2012 Orchestra, where he toured Italy for two weeks.
Mr. Sanchez is in his 11th year of teaching at Ed White Middle School and is excited for the year ahead!
