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Jesus Martinez Oral History
Videotaped oral history interview with Jesus Martinez. An award-winning musician and composer, Martinez is assistant band director at Sam Houston High School in Arlington, Texas. His works include "The Sixth Floor," a piece commissioned by The Sixth Floor Museum to commemorate its 30th anniversary in 2019, and "3 Hours in Dallas," a film score to accompany a compilation of Kennedy motorcade footage.Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza in Dallas, TX on November 13, 2018 by Curator Stephen Fagin. The interview is 24 minutes long.
Jesus Martinez Oral History
11/13/2018
Born digital (.m2ts file)
Duration: 24 Minutes
Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
2018.001.0131
Exhibit Label: Originally from San Juan, Texas, in the part of the state known as “the Valley,” Jesus Martinez grew up in a musical family. He always wanted to be a drummer and was a member of the high school marching band. He attended his first orchestra concert in college and fell in love with orchestral music. Martinez describes himself as a programmatic composer: he finds a story that captivates him, that is something he feels he could invest his time in, and then creates music for it. He spoke Spanish first as a child, then English, but today he sees music as the universal language, the best way for him to tell stories. (Text from Special exhibit, "Art Reframes History," on view on the Museum's seventh floor from September 9, 2020 through May 9, 2021)
Composer and musician Jesus Martinez has participated in three oral history interviews with The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. This first interview from November 13, 2018, was recorded three months prior to the premiere performance of "The Sixth Floor." Martinez discussed how he initially approached composing this commissioned piece. He recalled, "I was thinking about it and doing a lot of research. I came to the thought that, well, you know, I'm thirty-one. Most of my generation knows a little bit about JFK obviously through school and their own research. But I wanted to recreate it. I wanted to recreate the assassination in a way." -- Stephen Fagin, Curator
Jesus Martinez Oral History
Videotaped oral history interview with Jesus Martinez. An award-winning musician and composer, Martinez is assistant band director at Sam Houston High School in Arlington, Texas. His works include "The Sixth Floor," a piece commissioned by The Sixth Floor Museum to commemorate its 30th anniversary in 2019, and "3 Hours in Dallas," a film score to accompany a compilation of Kennedy motorcade footage.Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza in Dallas, TX on November 13, 2018 by Curator Stephen Fagin. The interview is 24 minutes long.
Jesus Martinez Oral History
11/13/2018
Oral histories
Music
"The Sixth Floor"
Martinez, Jesus
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
Dallas
Carrollton
Arlington
History of 411 Elm Street and The Sixth Floor Museum (OHC)
Artists (OHC)
Non-Rememberers (OHC)
Popular Culture (OHC)
Born digital (.m2ts file)
Duration: 24 Minutes
Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
2018.001.0131
Exhibit Label: Originally from San Juan, Texas, in the part of the state known as “the Valley,” Jesus Martinez grew up in a musical family. He always wanted to be a drummer and was a member of the high school marching band. He attended his first orchestra concert in college and fell in love with orchestral music. Martinez describes himself as a programmatic composer: he finds a story that captivates him, that is something he feels he could invest his time in, and then creates music for it. He spoke Spanish first as a child, then English, but today he sees music as the universal language, the best way for him to tell stories. (Text from Special exhibit, "Art Reframes History," on view on the Museum's seventh floor from September 9, 2020 through May 9, 2021)
Composer and musician Jesus Martinez has participated in three oral history interviews with The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. This first interview from November 13, 2018, was recorded three months prior to the premiere performance of "The Sixth Floor." Martinez discussed how he initially approached composing this commissioned piece. He recalled, "I was thinking about it and doing a lot of research. I came to the thought that, well, you know, I'm thirty-one. Most of my generation knows a little bit about JFK obviously through school and their own research. But I wanted to recreate it. I wanted to recreate the assassination in a way." -- Stephen Fagin, Curator
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