Composers-In-Residence |
Jonathan
Bailey
Holland 2006-2007
Composer Jonathan Bailey Holland (b. 1974; Flint, MI) has been hailed
as "...a craftsman with an ear for effective orchestration, a fine
theatrical sense and real skill when it comes to formal layout."
His works have been commissioned and performed by numerous ensembles,
including the Atlanta, Baltimore, Charlotte (NC), Chicago Civic, Chicago
Youth, Cleveland, Detroit, Florida Philharmonic, Indianapolis, Minnesota,
National, Philadelphia, San Antonio, St. Louis, Stamford and South Bend
Symphony Orchestras, as well as Alea III, Auros Group for New Music, Concerto
Soloists of Philadelphia, Curtis Opera Theater, Greater Twin Cities Youth
Symphonies (MN), Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia, Orchestra 2001, Orchestral
Society of Philadelphia, Plymouth Music Series of Minnesota, WAMSO - Minnesota
Orchestra Volunteer Association, and soloists Ignat Solzhenytsin, Demarre
McGill and soprano Caprice Corona.
He has received awards and honors from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, American Music Center, American Academy of Arts and Letters, ASCAP, the Presser Foundation, Boston Conservatory, Austin Peay State University and Harvard University. Past associations include serving as Composer-in-Residence for the Plymouth Music Series of Minnesota (currently known as Vocal Essence) and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. He has also served as Composer-in-Residence with the South Bend Symphony Orchestra as part of the Music Alive Residency program, sponsored by the American Symphony Orchestra League and Meet the Composer. The residency included the premiere of a newly commissioned work for their family concerts, as well as Holland's "Actions Rendered: Interpretations of Pollock for Three Orchestras," which is based on the paintings of Jackson Pollock. As an advocate for music education, many of Holland's residencies have included visits to schools, libraries, churches and civic groups, where he has given presentations about the art of composition. His catalog of compositions includes a number of educational works that have been performed frequently by several orchestras on family and young people's concerts.
His recent projects include a work for the Detroit Symphony to celebrate the opening of the new Max M. Fisher Music Center, and a work for the Cincinnati Symphony in celebration of the opening of the Freedom Center National Underground Railroad Museum. Upcoming for 2005-2006 include the premiere a ballet commissioned by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra.
Holland received a Bachelor of Music degree from the Curtis Institute of Music, and a Ph.D. from Harvard University. His teachers have included Ned Rorem, Bernard Rands, Mario Davidovsky and Yehudi Wyner. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor of Composition at the Berklee College of Music in Boston.
