Dave Hollinden
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Bio:

Dave Hollinden has composed extensively for percussion, and his music is widely performed in the US and overseas. He has a unique voice that speaks not only of his training in composition but also of his background in rock music and his affinity for rhythm and number.

He has been the recipient of grants from Artist Trust, the Seattle Arts Commission, the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, and the Artist Support Program of Jack Straw Productions. His Bachelors Degree in Composition is from Indiana University, where he studied with Harvey Sollberger and Juan Orrego-Salas. He received his Masters Degree in Composition from the University of Michigan, where he studied with Fred Lerdahl, William Albright and Leslie Bassett.

He has received commissions from the Eclectic Trio and Crescent Duo (chamber quartet), Sole Nero - Tony DiSanza and Jessica Johnson (duets for piano and percussion), Michael Burritt (marimba solo), Nick Petrella (multi-percussion solo), Nachiko Maekana (multi-percussion solo), Central Washington University (percussion octet), Midlothian High School (wind ensemble), and Victoria Memorial High School (percussion octet). His music appears on recordings by the Base Four Percussion Quartet ([one]), Norman Weinberg (Quilt), Sole Nero (Musica per Due), Joseph Gramley (American-De-Construction), the Ethos Percussion Group (Ethos), Michael Burritt (Shadow Chasers), the Eclectic Trio and Crescent Duo (Woodwind Echoes), and Equilibrium/Michael Udow (Border Crossing). The CD Slender Beams, created by Hollinden and percussionist Andrew Spencer, features live and studio recordings of his music.

Date of birth: October 14, 1958



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COMMISSIONS

  • Locomotion, for percussion quartet, commissioned by Listen! Percussion Group and Ad Astra Percussion, 2014

  • In Time to Come, for alto saxophone and marimba, commissioned by John Nichol and Andrew Spender, 2010

  • Alchemy, for two percussionists, commissioned by a consortium of 12 percussionists lead by the Quey Percussion Duo, 2008

  • Flux, for flute, clarinet, saxophone and marimba; commissioned by Joanna Cowan White, Kennan White, John Nichol and Andrew Spencer, 2007

  • Jagged Edges, for wind ensemble, commissioned by Midlothian High School, Midlothian, Texas, 2006

  • Reckless, for percussion octet, commissioned by the Victoria Memorial H.S. Percussion Ensemble, 2004

  • lead and Platinum, for piano and percussion, commissioned by Sole Nero Piano Percussion Duo, 2001-03

  • Release, for percussion octet, commissioned by Central Washington University and alumni, 1995

  • Of Wind and Water, for solo marimba, commissioned by Michael Burritt, 1992

  • Slender Beams of Solid Rhythm, for solo percussion, commissioned by Nick Petrella, 1991

  • Cold Pressed, for solo percussion, commissioned by Nachiko Maekana, 1990


RECORDINGS

  • Flux appears on the CD "Woodwind Echoes" (ISBN 00261 25614), Crescent Duo & Eclectic Trio, White Pine Music, 2008

  • Surface Tension appears on the CD "Quilt" (ISBN 37101 24366), Norman Weinberg, solo percussion, Bad Habit Media, 2006

  • lead and Platinum appear on the CD "Musica per Due" (ISBN 94055 00692), Sole Nero Piano and Percussion Duo, Equilibrium, 2004

  • The Whole Toy Laid Down appears on the CD "[one]" (ISBN 25346 91342), Base4 Percussion Quartet, Reler Records, 2004

  • Cold Pressed appears on the CD "American De-Construction" (ISBN 83707 28482), Joseph Gramley, solo percussion, 02Percussion, 2000

  • Slender Beams: Percussion Music by Dave Hollinden (ISBN 96133 07472), Andrew Spencer in collaboration with Dave Hollinden, solo and ensemble music for percussion by Dave Hollinden, Gagliano Recordings, 2000

  • The Whole Toy Laid Down appears on the CD "Ethos Percussion Group," The Ethos Percussion Group, percussion quartet, 1996

  • Of Wind and Water appears on the CD "Shadow Chasers" (ISBN 54138 66212), Michael Burritt, marimba solo and chamber ensemble, Truemedia Jazzworks, 1996

  • The Whole Toy Laid Down appears on the CD "Border Crossing" (ISBN 94055 00022), Michael Udow and the University of Michigan Percussion Ensemble, Equilibrium, 1994


GRANTS

  • Artist Support Program of Jack Straw Productions, recording project grant, 1998

  • Artist Trust, composition grant, 1994

  • Seattle Arts Commission, composition grant, 1993

  • National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, travel grant, 1992


LECTURES

  • Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, 2006

  • Longy School of Music, Cambridge, MA, 2005

  • University of Iowa School of Music, Iowa City, IA, 2005

  • University of Wisconsin School of Music, Madison, WI 2004 and 2001

  • University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, sponsored by Meet the Composer, 1992


FEATURED COMPOSER

  • University of Michigan, "Dave Hollinden: Composer Portrait," Ann Arbor, MI, 2013

  • Rowan University, "An Evening with the Music of Dave Hollinden," Glassboro, NJ, 2006

  • Percussive Arts Society International Convention, Nashville, TN, 1996

  • Imagine '95 New Music Festival, University of Memphis, TN, 1995

  • Northwest New Works Festival, On the Boards, Seattle, WA, 1994

  • Northwest Percussion Festival, Eugene, OR, 1994

  • Charles Ives Center New Music Festival, Roxbury, CT, 1988


PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

  • American Composers Forum, 2005 - 2013

  • Wisconsin Composers Forum, 1999-2005

  • Washington Composers Forum, Seattle, WA, member 1990-96; Assistant Director 1993-95

  • Broadcast Music, Inc. 1990 - present


WRITINGS ABOUT DAVE HOLLINDEN

  • Woodmansee, Brett Eric, "Alternative Analyses Of Three Multiple Percussion Works," Dissertation, Doctor of Musical Arts, Department of Music, North Dakota State University, 2013.

  • Coffey, Gregory Peter, "An examination of selected works for percussion: Prelúdio No. 1 Mi Menor (E Minor), op. 11 by Ney Rosauro, Prelúdio No. 2 la maior (a minor) by Ney Rosauro, Rotation IV by Eric Sammut, Water Falls for a Desert by Greg Coffey, Strands of Time by Brian Blume, Surface Tension by Dave Hollinden, bitsmoke by Casey Farina," Masters Document, Master of Music, Department of Music, Kansas State University, 2012.

  • Barnes, Austin Lee, "Analysis of selected percussion literature: Concerto for vibraphone and orchestra by Ney Rosauro, Surface tension by Dave Hollinden, Urban sketches for percussion trio by Lon W. Chaffin, Take five by Paul Desmond, and DT supreme by Austin Barnes," Masters Document, Master of Music, Department of Music, Kansas State University, 2012.

  • Smith, Alyssa Gretchen, "An Examination of Notation in Selected Repertoire for Multiple Percussion," DMA Document, Doctor of Musical Arts, School of Music, Ohio State University, 2005.

  • Julian-Jones, Rachel Carissa, "A Survey of Multiple Percussion Notation with an Emphasis on Timbre Staff Notation and Setup," DMA Document, Doctor of Musical Arts, Department of Music, University of Nevada - Las Vegas, 2005.

  • Smithiger, Daniel Robert, "A Performer's Guide to the Concerto for Solo Percussion and Orchestra, 'what clarity?' by Dave Hollinden," DMA Document, Doctor of Musical Arts, School of Music, University of Arizona, 2004.

  • Gould, Michael, "Advance Multiple Percussion Techniques: An Analysis with Musical Approaches to Performance Problems in the Music of David Hollinden," DMA Project, Doctor of Musical Arts, School of Music, University of Kentucky, 1999.

  • Gould, Michael, "An Interview with Composer David Hollinden," Percussive Notes, June 1995: pp. 45-49.


REPERTOIRE LISTS INCLUDING COMPOSITIONS BY DAVE HOLLINDEN

  • National Kaohsiung Normal University, Taiwan: graduate percussion curriculum

  • Royal Schools of Music, UK: repertoire list for Fellowship of the Royal Schools of Music Diploma

  • The University of Kentucky School of Music: graduate level entrance auditions

  • Arizona State University School of Music: graduate level entrance auditions

  • The University of Michigan School of Music: graduate level entrance auditions

  • The University of Texas at Austin School of Music: graduate level entrance auditions

  • The University of New Mexico School of Music: graduate level entrance auditions

  • Morehead State University School of the Arts: graduate level entrance auditions

  • University of Tennessee at Martin Department of Music: graduate level entrance auditions

  • University of North Carolina Greensboro School of Music: graduate level entrance auditions

  • Southern Oregon University School of Music: entrance auditions

  • Minnesota State University at Moorehead: percussion study repertoire list


SELECTED PERFORMANCES

  • Madrid, Spain, Teatro Real, Surface Tension, Solistas de la Orquesta Sinfonica de Madrid, 2014

  • Indianapolis, Indiana, Percussive Arts Society International Convention, Release, Oklahoma State University Percussion Ensemble, 2014

  • Durango, Mexico, Escuela Superior de Música, Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango, Platinum, Students of Felipe Ysunza Breña, 2014

  • Singapore, Singapore Percussion Ensemble Festival, The Whole Toy Laid Down, Singapore Percussion Ensemble, 2014

  • Bremen, Germany, Hochschule für Künste Fachbereich Musik, The Whole Toy Laid Down, Schlagzeugensemble, 2014

  • Pingtung City, Taiwan, National Pingtung University, Cold Pressed, 2013

  • Taipei, Taiwan, Forum Auditorium, Slender Beams, Ming-Jen Suen, 2013

  • Istanbul, Turkey, Ilhan Usmanbas Hall, Cold Pressed, Berna Efeoglu, 2013

  • Toronto, Canada, Conservatory Theatre at the Royal Conservatory of Music, Surface Tension, John Wong and Chung Ling Lo, 2013

  • Singapore, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Reckless, NAFA Percussion Ensemble, 2013

  • New York City, New York, Lincoln Center, Scramble, Imani Winds Chamber Music Festival, 2012

  • Taipei, Taiwan, National Chiang Kai-Shek Cultural Center, Cold Pressed, Shu Zhang, 2012

  • Wanchai, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Arts Festival, Cold Pressed, Louis Siu, 2012

  • Toronto, Canada, Canadian Opera Company, Platinum, Tandem Duo: Jamie Drake and Lily Ling, 2011

  • Boston, Massachusetts, New Gallery Concert Series, lead and Platinum, Primary Duo: Sarah Bob and Aaron Trant, 2011

  • Evanston, Illinios, Northwestern University, Bienen School of Music, The Whole Toy Laid Down, Northwestern University Percussion Ensemble, 2011

  • Houston, Texas, University of Houston, Moores School of Music, The Whole Toy Laid Down, University of Houston Percussion Ensemble, 2011

  • Taipei, Taiwan, Forum Music Piano and Percussion Duo, lead, Lider Chang and Yi-Hsuan Lu, 2010

  • College Park, Maryland, National Orchestral Institute at the University of Maryland, The Whole Toy Laid Down, 2010

  • London, England, BBC Young Musician 2010 Competition Percussion Finals, Cold Pressed, Delia Stevens, 2010

  • Athens, Georgia, North American Saxophone Alliance Convention, University of Georgia, Hodgson School of Music, In Time to Come, John Nichol, saxophone, Andrew Spencer, percussion, 2010

  • Taipei, Taiwan, National Concert Hall, Platinum, Jenny Lin, piano, and Wu Pei-Ching, percussion, 2009

  • San José, Costa Rica, Internacional de Ensambles de Percusión, The Whole Toy Laid Down, University of Minnesota Percussion Ensemble, 2009

  • Santa Barbara, California, Music Academy of the West 2009 Summer Festival, Platinum, Michael Werner, percussion, and John Churchwell, piano, 2009

  • London, England, Wigmore Hall, Cold Pressed, Jim Molyneux / BBC Young Musician of the Year, 2008

  • Bloomington, IN, Indiana University School of Music Recital Hall, The Whole Toy Laid Down, 2008

  • Kraków, Poland, AUDIO ART festiwal 2007, Platinum, The Petrella Ensemble, 2007

  • Taipei, Taiwan, Novel Hall, Reckless and Surface Tension, Jumping Percussion Group, 2007

  • Alicante, Spain, CAM Recital Hall, Surface Tension, Antonio Ruiz and Jordi Sempere, percussion, 2007

  • New York, NY, The Julliard School, Reckless, Juilliard Pre-College Percussion Ensemble, 2007

  • Portland, Oregon, Portland State University Music Department, Release, PSU Percussion Ensemble, 2007

  • Baton Route, Louisiana, Louisiana State University, Reckless, LSU Percussion Ensemble, 2007

  • Madrid, Spain, XIX Festival Clasicos En Verano, Surface Tension, Cara a Cara Duo de Percusion, 2006

  • Evanston, Illinois, The Whole Toy Laid Down, Northwestern University Percussion Ensemble, 2006

  • Monterrey, Mexico, Festival Internacional de Percusiones, Platinum, The Petrella Ensemble, 2006

  • Aberdeen, Scotland, The Whole Toy Laid Down, University of Aberdeen Percussion Ensemble, 2006

  • Cleveland, OH, Severance Hall, Jagged Edges, Case Western Reserve Symphonic Winds, 2006

  • Oshkosh, WI, Fox River Chamber Festival, lead and Platinum, Sole Nero Piano Percussion Duo, 2006

  • Boston, MA, The Whole Toy Laid Down, Boston Conservatory Percussion Ensemble, 2006

  • Shenyang, China - Shenyang Conservatory of Music, and Beijing, China - Chinese Conservatory of Music, lead and Platinum, Sole Nero Piano Percussion Duo, 2005

  • Canberra, Australia, Winning performance in National Music Eisteddfod, Surface Tension, Kaylie Dunstan and Ali Graham, 2005

  • San Juan, Puerto Rico, Festival Internacional de la Percusion, The Whole Toy Laid Down, Kutztown University Percussion Ensemble, 2005

  • Valencia, CA, Release, California Institute of the Arts Percussion Ensemble, 2005

  • Bangor, Wales, Bangor New Music Festival, Cold Pressed, 2005

  • Brooklyn, NY, Reckless, Joint performance of Brooklyn College and the Royal Irish Academy of Music Percussion Ensembles, 2005

  • Omaha Nebraska, what clarity?, Heartland Philharmonic Orchestra at the University of Nebraska, 2004

  • Columbus, OH, Percussive Arts Society International Convention, Reckless, Victoria Memorial High School Percussion Ensemble, 2004

  • Alicante, Spain, The Whole Toy Laid Down, ZYKLUS - Percussion, 2003

  • Crawley, Australia, University of Western Australia, The Whole Toy Laid Down, Defying Gravity Percussion Ensemble, 2003

  • South Korea, Seoul Fine Arts Center, Slender Beams of Solid Rhythm, 2002

  • Bratislava, Slovakia, Melos-Ethos 2001 - International Festival Of Contemporary Music, Release, Cracow Percussion Group, 2001

  • Cardiff, United Kingdom, Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cold Pressed, Adrian Spillett, 2000

  • Växjö, Sweden, Norrtullskolans aula, Cold Pressed, Marcus Hedenfalk, 2000

  • Kraków, Poland, Stowarzyszenie Artystyczne "Muzyka Centrum", Slender Beams of Solid Rhythm, 2000

  • Aspen, CO, The Whole Toy Laid Down, Aspen Music Festival Percussion Ensemble, 1999

  • Dresden, Germany, Sachsisch Bohmisches Musik Festival, Cold Pressed, Amy Lynn Barber, 1999

  • England, Winning Performance at BBC Young Musician of the Year, Cold Pressed, Adrian Spillett, 1998

  • Vienna Konzert Haus, Austria, Grand Prix for Young Musicians, Cold Pressed, Adrian Spillett, 1998

  • Toyko, Japan, Kunitachi College of Music, Slender Beams of Solid Rhythm, Miho Takekawa, 1997

  • Kanagawa, Japan, The Whole Toy Laid Down, Senzoku Gakuen School of Music Percussion Ensemble, 1997

  • Huddersfield, England, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, Cold Pressed, Adrian Spillett, 1997

  • Tokyo, Japan, The Whole Toy Laid Down, Senzuko Music College Percussion Ensemble, 1996

  • Ljubljana, Slovenia, Percussion Plus Concert Series, Cold Pressed, Amy Lynn Barber, 1996

  • San Juan, Puerto Rico, Festival Internacional de la Percusion, Of Wind and Water, 1995

  • San Francisco, CA, Now Music Festival, American Dreaming, Alternate Currents Ensemble, 1995

  • New York, NY, Alice Tully Hall, The Whole Toy Laid Down, Julliard Percussion Ensemble, 1994

  • Seattle, WA, On the Boards - Northwest New Works Festival, Slender Beams of Solid Rhythm and Surface Tension, Andrew Spencer, 1994

  • Alberta, Canada, University of Calgary, Of Wind and Water, 1993

  • Tokyo, Japan, Japan Invitational Percussion Festival, The Whole Toy Laid Down, 1993

  • Spain, Encuentros de Percusion, Slender Beams of Solid Rhythm, 1992

  • New York, NY, Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Of Wind and Water, Michael Burritt, 1992

  • Tokyo, Japan, Cold Pressed, Nachiko Maekana, 1990

  • Philadelphia, PA, Percussive Arts Society International Convention, The Whole Toy Laid Down, University of Michigan Percussion Ensemble, 1990

  • Roxbury, CT, Charles Ives Center New Music Festival, The Whole Toy Laid Down, Percussion Ensemble of New Jersey, 1988


SELECTED COMPOSITIONS

  • Large Ensemble:

    • Jagged Edges, for wind ensemble, 2006

    • what clarity?, concerto for percussion with orchestra, 2000-01

    • You don't have to swim in the sky, for orchestra, 1988-89

  • Percussion Ensemble:

    • Time and Space, for percussion trio, 2013

    • Locomotion, for percussion quartet, 2012

    • Alchemy, for percussion duo, 2008

    • what clarity?, concerto for percussion with percussion ensemble, 2005

    • Reckless, for percussion octet, 2004

    • Percussion Quartet No. 2, for percussion quartet, 1999

    • Release, for percussion octet, 1995

    • Surface Tension, for percussion duo, 1993

    • The Whole Toy Laid Down, for percussion quartet, 1988

  • Chamber Ensemble:

    • Juggernaut, for brass quintet and drum set, 2014

    • Immersion, for saxophone quartet and percussion quartet, 2012

    • Boundary Conditions, for percussion soloist and string quartet, 2011

    • In Time to Come, for alto saxophone and marimba, 2010

    • Flux, for flute, clarinet, alto saxophone and marimba, 2007

    • lead and Platinum, for percussion and piano, 2001-03

    • Scramble, for saxophone quartet, 1995

    • American Dreaming, for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano, 1994

  • Solo:

    • A Different Drummer, percussion, 2011

    • Dusting the Connecting Link, multiple-percussion, 1995

    • Of Wind and Water, marimba, 1992

    • Slender Beams of Solid Rhythm, multiple-percussion, 1991

    • Six Ideas for Snare, Bass and Cymbal, multiple-percussion, 1990

    • Cold Pressed, multiple-percussion, 1990


EDUCATION

  • M.M. Composition, University of Michigan, 1989

  • B.M. Composition, Indiana University, 1986


OTHER STUDY

  • Javanese Gamelan, University of Michigan, 1988-89, 2012-15

  • Tabla, Ramesh Music School, Rishikesh, India, 1992

  • Audio Technology, Indiana University, 1983-85

  • BS Electrical Engineering, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, 1980