Anthony Holland (Composer)
- Anthony Holland (Composer)
Anthony Holland, Ph.D., is the Associate Professor of Music at Skidmore College, conductor of the Skidmore College Orchestra and Director of the electronic music program. He is well-known as a contemporary American composer and music technology proferssor. He has had several world premiere recordings of his works most recently including his Concerto for Organ and Orchestra.
Early Education
Holland attended the Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory of Music in Berea, Ohio and received a Bachelor of Music degree in 1978. His concentrations included composition and vocal performance.
Holland received his Masters degree from The Cleveland Institute of Music and Case-Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio in 1982. Since 1982, Holland has been an Associate Professor of Music at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York.
Compositions
Anthony Holland has composed numerous works in a unique and modern style. His music is colorful, well instrumented and often very witty in character.
Some of his performed works include:
*"Three Poems without Words - Flute, Guitar & Cello"
*"Concerto for Piccolo and Chamber Orchestra"
*"Four New England Poems - Flute doubling Piccolo, Percussion and Narrator"
*"Trio for Flutes"
*"Concerto for Organ and Orchestra"
Discography
Discography includes two CDs available on Amazon.com:
* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000049RD The Music of Anthony G. Holland]
* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000049MT Five Premieres: Chamber Works with Guitars]
External links
* [http://www.skidmore.edu/academics/music/aholland/discography.html] Anthony Holland main website
* [http://www.musopen.com] Co-founder of Musopen.com
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