Anthony Holland is the Associate Professor of Music at Skidmore College, conductor of the Skidmore College Orchestra and Director of the electronic music program.[1] 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.
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Holland attended the Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory of Music in Berea, Ohio, and received a Bachelor of Music degree in 1978. He received his Masters degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music and Case-Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, 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.[2] Since 1982, Holland has been an Associate Professor of Music at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York.
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:
Discography includes two CDs available on Amazon.com: