Cody Martin is currently the Music Director at Pensacola Opera, where he leads all musical activities and has led their nationally renowned Jan Miller Studio Artists Program since 2017. As a pianist, coach, and conductor, he has worked with artists and companies across the United States.
Cody leads a production of Le nozze di Figaro, starring Sidney Outlaw, Nicole Heinen, Joseph Lattanzi, and Renée Richardson. Corey McKern directs.
Cody is associate conductor and leads the chorus for a production of Leoncavallo's Pagliacci. Jerome Shannon conducts a production by John Hoomes.
American conductor Cody Martin is currently the Music Director at Pensacola Opera , where he has led the nationally renowned Jan Miller Studio Artists Program since 2017. During the 2025-26 season, he leads productions of Three Decembers and La traviata in Pensacola. Cody also recently joined the faculty of the University of West Florida as conductor of the Runge Strings ensemble. He recently returned to Florida State Opera as guest conductor for a production of The Cunning Little Vixen. Recent seasons have seen Cody leading productions of Le nozze di Figaro, Pagliacci, Lucia di Lammermoor, Carousel, Die Zauberflöte, Don Giovanni, As One, and Florencia en el Amazonas in Pensacola, in addition to various concert appearances. He made his debut with Fargo-Moorhead Opera conducting Jake Heggie’s Three Decembers in 2019. Other companies Cody has enjoyed working with include Des Moines Metro Opera, Arizona Opera, Opera Birmingham, Virginia Opera, and the Janiec Opera Company at Brevard Music Center.
Cody holds degrees from Murray State University and Florida State University. He lives in Pensacola with his former shelter dog, Rosina, a corgi/dachshund mix (@rosinathelongdog).
Cody Martin is currently the Music Director at Pensacola Opera, where he leads all musical activities and has led their nationally renowned Jan Miller Studio Artists Program since 2017. As a pianist, coach, and conductor, he has worked with artists and companies across the United States.
Cody leads a production of Le nozze di Figaro, starring Sidney Outlaw, Nicole Heinen, Joseph Lattanzi, and Renée Richardson. Corey McKern directs.
Cody is associate conductor and leads the chorus for a production of Leoncavallo's Pagliacci. Jerome Shannon conducts a production by John Hoomes.
American conductor Cody Martin is currently the Music Director at Pensacola Opera , where he has led the nationally renowned Jan Miller Studio Artists Program since 2017. During the 2025-26 season, he leads productions of Three Decembers and La traviata in Pensacola. Cody also recently joined the faculty of the University of West Florida as conductor of the Runge Strings ensemble. He recently returned to Florida State Opera as guest conductor for a production of The Cunning Little Vixen. Recent seasons have seen Cody leading productions of Le nozze di Figaro, Pagliacci, Lucia di Lammermoor, Carousel, Die Zauberflöte, Don Giovanni, As One, and Florencia en el Amazonas in Pensacola, in addition to various concert appearances. He made his debut with Fargo-Moorhead Opera conducting Jake Heggie’s Three Decembers in 2019. Other companies Cody has enjoyed working with include Des Moines Metro Opera, Arizona Opera, Opera Birmingham, Virginia Opera, and the Janiec Opera Company at Brevard Music Center.
Cody holds degrees from Murray State University and Florida State University. He lives in Pensacola with his former shelter dog, Rosina, a corgi/dachshund mix (@rosinathelongdog).