String Quartet No. 2, "Forged Sanctuaries"

Composer Jonathan Bailey Holland 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” (Indianapolis Star), and his music has been heralded as “a sunburst of gleaming timbres, the full ensemble resounding in lustrous textures” (South Florida Classical Review). His works have been commissioned and performed by many of today’s leading ensembles including the New World Symphony, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Eighth Blackbird, Odyssey Opera, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Network for New Music, Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, Emmanuel Music, Plymouth Music Series, and many more.

Dr. Holland earned a Ph.D. from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Music degree from the Curtis Institute of Music, where he studied with Ned Rorem. Previous affiliations include Carnegie Mellon University School of Music, Boston Conservatory at Berklee, Berklee College of Music, and Vermont College of Fine Arts.  He also serves as the dean of the Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University.

Dr. Holland joined the faculty in 2022.