Jonathan Bailey Holland (1974- present)

Introduction
Jonathan Bailey Holland was born February 27, 1974 in Flint, Michigan. He studied composition at the Interlochen Arts Academy, which is said to be the most prestigious pre-professional performing arts school worldwide. He got his Bachelor of Music at Curtis Institute of Music and then received his Ph.D in Music from Harvard University. He started working at Berklee College of Music in 2000 as a Professor of Composition and is currently the Chair of Composition, Theory and History at Boston Conservatory at Berklee. Holland is also currently working as the Faculty Chair of the Music Composition Low Residency MFA at Vermont College of Fine Arts. Some of the awards and honors he has received include the Fromm Foundation Commission, the Indianapolis Symphony's Marian K. Glick Young Composer's Showcase, the Charles Ives Scholarship and he won the Roger Wagner Contemporary Choral Composition Competition. He’s been awarded numerous Composer Assistance Grants from the American Music Center, as well as other ASCAP awards: the Presser Foundation, Boston Conservatory, Austin Peay State University, and Harvard University.

Works
This piece was performed by Transient Canvas, a bass clarinet and marimba duo, at the Alba Music Festival. The phrases in this piece start off as runs by the bass clarinet and all vary in length. The tempo is then picked up and the phrases get longer in length and the melodies become more complex. Ballet Opera Orchestra Orchestras (2000/2002) He has also written many more works in other genres such as chamber, choral and vocal solo music.
 * Rebounds (2016)
 * Primary Movements (2006)
 * Always (2016)
 * Naomi in the Living Room (1995)
 * Equality (2015)
 * Dream Elegy (2015)
 * Motor City ReMix (2003/2014)
 * Shards of Serenity (2012)
 * Whitman’s War (2012)
 * The Party Starter (2010)
 * Halcyon Sun (2003)
 * Motor City Dance Mix (2003)
 * Actions Rendered : Interpretations of Pollock for Three
 * Concerto for Cello and Orchestra (1999)
 * House of Dreams (1997)
 * Fanfares and Flourishes on an Ostinato (1995)
 * Martha's Waltz (1994)

Comparisons
His musical style is very diverse and you can see that with the wide range of genres he has composed in. He is said to be influenced equally by contemporary and classical composers, as well as by rap groups like Run D.M.C..

Observations
He recently wrote a piece, “Synchrony”, that examines racial justice in both negative and positive perspectives. The piece has recordings in it that have contrasting emotions such as Obama's optimistic words and a disturbing recording of Eric Garner's brutal arrest. Holland said in an interview that he felt he had to write it to respond to what was going on and somehow confront the discordance.