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On October 28, the UTC Music Department, in association with the Access and Diversity Committee and Speakers and Special Events, present an opportunity to \u201cMeet the Composer\u201d- Jonathan Bailey Holland, in a concert of Holland\u2019s music at 7:30 p.m. in the Roland Hayes Concert Hall of the UTC Fine Arts Center. The program will feature several music department ensembles as well as faculty and student soloists. The concert is free of charge and open to the general public.<\/p>\n
African-American composer Jonathan Bailey Holland, born in 1974, has been heralded as “one to watch” by Newsweek<\/em> magazine, and has been referred to as “a craftsman with an ear for effective orchestration, a fine theatrical sense and real skill when it comes to formal layout.” Holland\u2019s education includes the Interlochen Arts Academy, the Curtis Institute of Music and Harvard University. He has won numerous awards and Composer Assistance Grants. Reviews of his compositions frequently refer to his craftsmanship and his ear for timbre. Dr. Kevin Ford, director of the UTC Chamber Singers who will perform a premiere performance on the concert, describes Holland\u2019s music as having a distinct similarity to the music of Thelonious Monk.<\/p>\n