Anthony Holland
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Skidmore College
Skidmore College is a private, independent, liberal arts college with an enrollment of approximately 2,500 students. The college is located in the town of Saratoga Springs, New York State....
, 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 professor. He has had several world premiere recordings of his works most recently including his Concerto for Organ and Orchestra.
Dr. Holland is also an accomplished amateur science researcher in electrical fields and fields phenomenon. His actual experimentation has ranged from fields in aerodynamics to fields in bio-electronic applications. Details are found on his web page under "Science Experiments". As in his music work, his science experiments are careful, "hands on" work, but completely creative.
Education
Holland attended the Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory of MusicBaldwin-Wallace Conservatory of Music
The Baldwin–Wallace College Conservatory of Music is part of Baldwin-Wallace College which is located in Berea, Ohio. The main building is Kulas Hall. The Conservatory is home to the Baldwin-Wallace Bach Festival, the oldest collegiate Bach Festival in the United States.-History:The...
in Berea, Ohio
Berea, Ohio
- History :The first European settlers were originally from Connecticut. Berea fell within Connecticut's Western Reserve and was surveyed and divided into townships and ranges by one Gideon Granger, a gentleman who served as Postmaster General under President Thomas Jefferson...
, and received a Bachelor of Music degree in 1978. He received his Masters degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music
Cleveland Institute of Music
The Cleveland Institute of Music is an independent music conservatory located in the University Circle district of Cleveland, Ohio, United States and is overseen by president Joel Smirnoff and Adrian Daly, dean....
and Case-Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
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, in 1982. From 1978-82 He was a scholarship student at The Cleveland Institute of Music and Case-Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, graduating with a Master of Music degree in composition, another Master of Music degree in music theory and a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in composition. Since 1982, Holland has been an Associate Professor of Music at Skidmore College
Skidmore College
Skidmore College is a private, independent, liberal arts college with an enrollment of approximately 2,500 students. The college is located in the town of Saratoga Springs, New York State....
in Saratoga Springs, New York
Saratoga Springs, New York
Saratoga Springs, also known as simply Saratoga, is a city in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The population was 26,586 at the 2010 census. The name reflects the presence of mineral springs in the area. While the word "Saratoga" is known to be a corruption of a Native American name, ...
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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