WORKS SUITABLE FOR FAMILY/EDUCATIONAL CONCERTS

Many of Jonathan Bailey Holland's compositions have been written specifically for education and/or young people's concerts. He has done several residencies with orchestras and other ensembles that have included speaking at schools, libraries, churches and other venues to both children and adults about classical music and music composition. His works have been performed on education concerts by such orchestras as the Baltimore, Cleveland, Indianapolis, Philadelphia, South Bend and Stamford Symphonies. The following is a list or works created especially for educational concerts:

ORCHESTRAL WORKS

Four Sections (2002) 13'

3(III=pic)-2-2-2, 4-3-3-1, timp, 3 perc, nar, strings

commissioned and premiered by the South Bend Symphony Orchestra, Tsung Yeh, cond.

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Violins

Clarinets

Horns

This work is intended to serve as an alternative to Britten's Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra.

Anansi and the Moss Covered Rock (1996) 12'

2-2-2-2, 2 hn, perc, nar, strings

commissioned and premiered by the Baltimore Symphony, William Curry, cond.

performances: Indianapolis Symphony, Stamford Symphony, Janna Hymes-Biacchi, cond.

Based on the book by Eric Kimmel, the music accompanies the telling of one of the stories about Anansi the Spider which comes from African folk-tales.

It's About Time (1995) 8'

2-2-3(III/bss cl)-2, 4-3-3-1, timp, perc, nar, strings

commissioned by Meet the Composer/ Philadelphia, Cleveland, St. Louis Symphonies

premiere: Philadelphia Orchestra, Andre Smith, cond.

An introduction to musical meter.

CHAMBER WORKS

Somewhere in the World Right Now (1998)6' Click title to hear excerpt

fl, cl, hn, perc, hp, nr, vln, vla, vlc

commissioned and premiered by WAMSO-Volunteers of the Minnesota Orchestra

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