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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 12, 2019 by Curator Stephen Fagin. The interview is 15 minutes long.
Jesus Martinez Oral History
11/12/2019
Oral histories
Music
Motorcade
Films
"3 Hours In Dallas"
"The Sixth Floor"
Kennedy, John F.
Martinez, Jesus
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
Dallas
Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)
History of 411 Elm Street and The Sixth Floor Museum (OHC)
Artists (OHC)
Non-Rememberers (OHC)
Popular Culture (OHC)
Born digital (.mov file)
Duration: 15 Minutes
Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
2019.001.0131
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)
Jesus Martinez has participated in three oral history interviews with The Sixth Floor Museum. This third interview, recorded on November 12, 2019, focuses entirely on his film score, "Three Hours in Dallas." At the conclusion of the interview, Martinez was asked to briefly describe the film score in Spanish (excerpted here). When interviewed prior to their performance, the student musicians at Sam Houston High School in Arlington, Texas, were also asked to discuss their participation and feelings about President Kennedy in both English and Spanish. -- 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 12, 2019 by Curator Stephen Fagin. The interview is 15 minutes long.
Jesus Martinez Oral History
11/12/2019
Oral histories
Music
Motorcade
Films
"3 Hours In Dallas"
"The Sixth Floor"
Kennedy, John F.
Martinez, Jesus
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
Dallas
Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)
History of 411 Elm Street and The Sixth Floor Museum (OHC)
Artists (OHC)
Non-Rememberers (OHC)
Popular Culture (OHC)
Born digital (.mov file)
Duration: 15 Minutes
Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
2019.001.0131
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)
Jesus Martinez has participated in three oral history interviews with The Sixth Floor Museum. This third interview, recorded on November 12, 2019, focuses entirely on his film score, "Three Hours in Dallas." At the conclusion of the interview, Martinez was asked to briefly describe the film score in Spanish (excerpted here). When interviewed prior to their performance, the student musicians at Sam Houston High School in Arlington, Texas, were also asked to discuss their participation and feelings about President Kennedy in both English and Spanish. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator
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