A native of Calgary, Canada, Martha Baldwin has been a member of the cello section of The Cleveland Orchestra since 2001. Martha is a graduate of Rice University and the Cleveland Institute of Music. Her teachers include John Kadz, Desmond Hoebig, Stephen Geber, Harvey Shapiro, Aldo Parisot, and Paul Katz. Broadcast nationally on NPR and CBC radio, she has appeared as a soloist with a number of orchestras including the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, Columbia Symphony, Canton Symphony, and National Repertory Orchestra. A passionate educator, Martha serves as an artist/educator for The Cleveland Orchestra where she helps create programs and concert experiences for students and families of all ages. She was a long-time member of the preparatory string faculty at the Cleveland Institute of Music where she served as String Department Chair for 5 years. Her students have been accepted to top conservatories and music programs including Curtis, The Juilliard School, Eastman, McGill University, Northwestern University, New England Conservatory, Rice University, Tanglewood, and the Aspen School of Music. She is regularly invited to teach in Canada and the U.S. at conservatories and summer festivals such as the C.I.M. International Academy, Mount Royal University Conservatory of Music, and the Cincinnati Young Artists at the University of Cincinnati College/Conservatory. Martha has a graduate certificate in Sport and Performance Psychology from the University of Western States. Her post-grad mentors include renowned PGA Golf mental training coach and Yips expert Trevor Jones (England), and Mike Clark, Sport Psychologist for United States Olympic and Paralympic Teams.   A frequent speaker and workshop presenter on the benefits of performing arts training on youth development, she co-wrote and presented a workshop "Finding Harmony: Using Mental Skills Training in Daily Practice for Overuse Injury Reduction" at the  2025 Performing Arts Medicine Association International Congress in Washington, D.C.  ​ ​ Martha is the founder of the Agnew Performance Academy – a training space for young musicians and athletes to receive guidance in managing performance anxiety, audition and competition preparation experience, and instrumental instruction.