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[Trumpet] Greg Holland

Greg Holland (Trumpet)

1979 - Present    Musician and Teacher (Atlanta, GA)
Perform as free-lance trumpet player with Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta Opera Orchestra and contract member of Atlanta Ballet Orchestra.  Concertize widely throughout the greater Atlanta Metropolitan area.  Member American Federation of Musicians and International Trumpet Guild. 

Enjoy a very active private studio with students from Middle School through College age, placing students regularly in All State, Governor’s Honors Program, Area Honor Bands, Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony, etc.

1981                Earned Bachelor of Music degree, magna cum laude, Georgia State University,
                        Atlanta, GA.  Student of Larry Black and John Head.
1983                Earned  Master of Music (Performance) degree from Northwestern University,
                        Evanston, IL.  Student of Vincent Cichowicz and Luther Didrickson.
1979 - 1982    Second Trumpet, Atlanta Chamber Orchestra
1981 - 2010    Second Trumpet, Atlanta Ballet Orchestra
2009 - 2009    Artist Affiliate (Trumpet Instructor), Oglethorpe University
2009 - 2010    Instructor of Trumpet, Gainesville State College
2010 - 2010    Instructor of Trumpet, Atlanta Music Academy (AMA) Korean School, Suwanee, GA

Additionally, I have been very involved as a free lance musician throughout North Georgia including performances with the following:

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (including Grammy winning Verdi Requiem recording under Robert Shaw and the Grammy winning Berlioz Requiem under Robert Spano)
        Atlanta Opera Orchestra
        Theater of the Stars
        Atlanta Choral Guild
        Studio Recording
        Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta
       


EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE

1982 - 1983      NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY (Evanston, IL)
                          Master of Music, June 1983.

1977 - 1981      GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY  (Atlanta, GA)
                          Bachelor of Arts in Music Education, December 1981.
                          Magna Cum Laude, Dean’s List, Dean’s Key.


OTHER INFORMATION
       
Active in the arts community in Atlanta with wife Jody Holland (vocalist, Gwinnett County music teacher and Level 2 Certified Orff Instructor), sons John (trumpet-Georgia State University) and Martin (trombone-Emory University).  Active in Trinity Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, GA.