Lorenzo Martinez
Cuban native Lorenzo Martinez's recently published memoir Cuba, Adios recounts his participation in an airlift that brought more than 14,000 children to this country to escape Castro’s regime. Described as “a tour de force” and “reads like a symphony,” the memoir is a poignant story of a boy who leaves his family and his musical studies behind in search of political and personal freedom.
Along with succeeding in his writing career, Lorenzo Martinez has enjoyed success in a longtime career of overseeing the development, marketing, and communications departments for a number of non-profit organizations, among them, Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD), for which he served as Vice President of External Affairs. He has represented these organizations at national and international conferences and has been a lecturer at several New York institutions such as New York University, the New School, York College of the City University of New York and the 92nd Street Y. Lorenzo Martinez holds a master’s in piano performance from Manhattan School of Music and a doctorate in music education from Teachers College, Columbia University. He has appeared as a pianist on radio and television.
Most recently, he has moved to Houston to serve as the Executive Director of the Houston Chamber Choir. Of his new position, Martinez said, “I’m thrilled to have joined an organization that is synonymous with the highest standards in choral chamber music. I can’t wait to see the Choir reach new heights and claim the successful future that is rightfully theirs.” Beginning in fall 2016, Martinez will serve on the founding board of Writespace Writing Center.
Along with succeeding in his writing career, Lorenzo Martinez has enjoyed success in a longtime career of overseeing the development, marketing, and communications departments for a number of non-profit organizations, among them, Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD), for which he served as Vice President of External Affairs. He has represented these organizations at national and international conferences and has been a lecturer at several New York institutions such as New York University, the New School, York College of the City University of New York and the 92nd Street Y. Lorenzo Martinez holds a master’s in piano performance from Manhattan School of Music and a doctorate in music education from Teachers College, Columbia University. He has appeared as a pianist on radio and television.
Most recently, he has moved to Houston to serve as the Executive Director of the Houston Chamber Choir. Of his new position, Martinez said, “I’m thrilled to have joined an organization that is synonymous with the highest standards in choral chamber music. I can’t wait to see the Choir reach new heights and claim the successful future that is rightfully theirs.” Beginning in fall 2016, Martinez will serve on the founding board of Writespace Writing Center.
