James Nathaniel Holland, Composer - Music Shop, Compositions, Concerts, Opera, Playhouse, Complete Operas Online, Costa Rica Gay Composer

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May 2006

MAY CONCERT 2006

Mark your calendars! Holland will be in privateconcert this Sunday, May 21st, 2006. The program contains strange and wonderful pieces by well-known composers like Rachmaninoff, Debussy, and Satie.

Also for the concert Holland has transcribed and tweaked three famous Fauré art songs for piano. Au Bord de l'Eau,
Notre Amour and Apr è s un R ê ve .

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2005

RELOCATION -AUGUST 2005

In August 2005 J.N. Holland followed in the footsteps of such other composers as Handel, Haydn, Rachmaninov and Stravinsky and relocated permanently from his homeland to another country. He now lives in Costa Rica, a Central American country with excellent arts programs.

His new endeavor (left), dubbed Casa Holanda , will serve as a meeting place and elegant performance venue for artists and composers, from both the region and international arenas.

The first concert was held on December 1st, 2005 to an invitation only audience of 30 people. Holland played the piano and performed the world premiere of his collection entitled, Evening Songs, 4 Nocturnes for the Piano. These pieces were inspired by the mystery and beauty of Costa Rican nights.

Paintings by Costa Rican artist Alonso Duránand music of Costa Rican composer, Marvin Jiménez Masíswere also featured at the event.

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SUCCESS!!! - MAY 2005

Soprano Colleen McGrath and comedic actress Victoria Edwards gave stellar performances of J.N. Holland's One Act Opera The One Upstairs last May 14th at the George Street Playhouse.

The One Upstairs is about a considerate woman who moves into a votile apartment situation with a crazy neighbor above who keeps banging on the floor at the slightest provocation.

Click here to see photos from the performance.

A promotional CD of the complete opera is available for a small fee.
Order by clicking on the Holland Music Shoppe link below and sending
an e-mail to james@casaholanda.com for the form.

Also bringing down the house was Soprano Roza Tulygan (pictured left in red with her accompanist) who sang beautifully the aria They Say You Can Find Love from Holland's Opera Menkaure.

All proceeds from the performance went to benefit the The New Jersey Gay's Men's Chorus' .

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THE HOLLAND MUSIC SHOPPE

Now you can order sheet music and CD's of J.N. Holland's music via e-mail!!
You will not find this offer anywhere else on the Internet or in stores.
Click the following link to go directly to the on-line shoppe.
Browse and then order

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LISTEN TO A COMPLETE OPERA
ON-LINE NOW
(Click the picture below to listen)

Check out this demo of Menkaure with the talented Lauren Bradley (soprano) leading the cast as Trista. This is the complete work from start to finish, on-line.

But wait! There's more.

A beautiful book with libretto and the performers biographies accompany the CD.

Check out the Holland Music Shoppe to order.

For you singers, the opera contains some serious showpieces, namely solo arias for Lyric Soprano, (True) Bass, Tenor, and a duet for Baritone and Coloratura.

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GERMAIN (Opera)
EXCERPT ON-LINE

The demo CD of the tragic opera, Germain , is complete and you can now hear it on-line! Great vehicle for a solid Lyric Baritone, good solo arias for Lyric Baritone (2 of them), Tenor and Dramatic Soprano. The recording was a huge success with the help of some outstanding singers. (Check out their websites in the links section.) Recording and vocal score are available. Please e-mail to make arrangements or request a copy for review.

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This Website, all copy and graphics (except cover photo used for Menkaure) are copyrighted 2006.
The Menakaure Photo: "King Menkaure (Mycerinus) and Queen" (detail) / Egyptian, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, reign of Menkaure, about 2490-2472 B.C. /
Greywacke / Museum of Fine Arts, Boston / Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, 11.1738
Photograph: Bruce White © 2004 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Photo for Germain: The Hubble Telescope
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