Doug Martin
Conductor, AYCO

Doug Martin has served as the Director of Bands at Langley High School in McLean, Virginia since 2012. In this position, he teaches the three concert bands and the marching band, and oversees the percussion ensemble, jazz band, chamber winds and winter guard. During his time at Langley, enrollment in band classes has doubled, and the program has expanded rapidly. In recent years, the Langley Wind Symphony has performed at Carnegie Hall, the National Concert Band Festival and twice at the Virginia Music Educators Association (VMEA) annual conference. The Wind Symphony has also earned ratings of "Superior" from every judge at the band performance assessment for twelve straight years. In 2023, the Langley Bands were named a national “Program of Excellence” by the National Band Association, one of only thirty high school band programs in the country to ever earn that distinction.

Prior to his appointment at Langley, Mr. Martin held similar positions at Mount Vernon High School in Alexandria and J.E.B Stuart High School, now Justice High School, in Falls Church. During his nine years at Justice High School, the Justice Bands were named a “Virginia Honor Band” seven times, and enrollment in band classes nearly doubled. Under Mr. Martin’s leadership, the Justice Bands commissioned and gave the world premiere of “Aurora Awakes” by John Mackey, and were part of a consortium which commissioned the popular composer Eric Whitacre.

Mr. Martin served as treasurer of VMEA from 2016-2021. He has served in other leadership capacities for VMEA, including as the logistical coordinator for their annual conference. He has been an adjudicator and a clinician for concert, jazz, and marching band events across Virginia. He is a National Board Certified Teacher, and was named Fairfax County Band Director of the Year in 2017.

Mr. Martin received his bachelor’s in music education from Florida State University and his master’s in music education with a focus in instrumental conducting from George Mason University, where he graduated with the Distinguished Graduate Student Award.