In 1983 Mr. Hackleman left Vancouver to join the world-renowned Canadian Brass.  His three years with the group saw many outstanding achievements, among them: seven recordings for CBS Masterworks, including Brass in Berlin (with the brass section of the Berlin Philharmonic); extensive tours of the U.S., Canada, Europe and the Far East; a Canadian JUNO award for "best classical record"; the group's Hollywood Bowl premiere; and the release of their first video.

Mr. Hackleman then accepted an invitation to join the Empire Brass Quintet, whose moderate concert schedule allowed him time to pursue a solo career as well as specialty interests such as the Vienna and Natural Horns. He was a member of the EBQ for four years and recorded 5 CD’s with them.

 

No stranger to the field of music education, Martin Hackleman has published étude books (now in their third printing) for the horn that are required repertoire at such institutions as the Royal Conservatory in London, England and the University of Michigan. He has numerous arrangements and more etude books to be released soon. He is a frequent juror for the Canada Council. He has been on the faculty at the University of Maryland, Boston University, and the University of British Columbia. He is on the faculty at Banff Centre in Alberta every summer in the Brass Program as well as a frequent guest in the Chamber Music Sessions. For four years he coached the Asian Youth Orchestra and participated in their annual world tours. Mr Hackleman is a member of Summit Brass where he plays, records, and teaches every summer. For many years he was a French horn design consultant with Yamaha. Over the years he has been invited to give master classes at Julliard, the Manhattan School, Curtis Institute, and UCLA, among others.

 

Martin Hackleman returned to Vancouver in November of 1989, where he played Principal Horn in the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra once again served as Adjunct Professor of Horn at the University of British Columbia. In 1990, Mr. Hackleman helped launch a nationally broadcast chamber music series on CBC Radio called "CURIO", featuring chamber music of rare combinations and forgotten composers.

 

 For the 1999-2000 season Mr. Hackleman was invited to play Principal Horn in the Montreal Symphony under Charles Dutoit. In 2000 Mr Hackleman was appointed Principal Horn of the National Symphony at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C where he remained until his move to Kansas City. He was asked to perform as a guest Principal Horn with the Philadelphia Orchestra on two occasions while living in Washington, D.C. As well, Mr Hackleman has played Principal Horn in the Chautauqua Orchestra at The Chautauqua Institute and at the Waterloo Festival in Princeton, New York.

 

 Mr. Hackleman plays Solo Horn in the Washington Symphonic Brass and has recorded four CD’s with them.  He also teaches at The Banff Centre in Banff, Alberta, Canada with the All Star Brass, a team of renowned brass soloists led by international trumpet soloist Jens Lindemann. They will be releasing their third CD in the spring of 2012. 

 

Mr. Hackleman has made numerous recordings with the National Symphony, Vancouver Symphony, Montreal Symphony, Canadian Brass, Tidewater Brass, and the Empire Brass. In 1999 he recorded two solo CD's; one entirely of his own arrangements for solo horn with piano and string accompaniment, and one of five lost Romantic concertos with the CBC Vancouver Orchestra. In addition, a recording of chamber music for 2 horns and bassoon was released in the spring of 1996. In November of 1998 a Christmas recording with horn quartet was released. A disc of the Brahms Horn Trio with other chamber music was released in July of 2000. 

Martin and his wife, Kelly recently reteased their latest CD, "Solitary Hotel" in partnership with Scott Bacon and Siegfried's Call that features their own adaaptations of seven of Samuel Barber's songs. The cd also includes music of Wilder, Hlobil, Rheinberger, and Massenet.