Derek Holden (b. 1990) is a Brooklyn, New York based composer.
An enthusiastic collaborator, Holden has collaborated with or is currently collaborating with numerous groups and performers, including the Bowling Green State University New Music Ensemble, Garth Knox, Stranded Silver, Sylvia Hinz, Demondrae Thurman, Carla Rees, John Shanks, Matthew Kundler, Cynthia Simpson, Paul Bowman, Corey Sherman, Eric D'Alessandro, and Michael Abrams. In 2015, Holden was Composer-in-Residence with the University of Alabama Contemporary Ensemble.
Holden attended the Etchings Festival in Auvillar, France in July of 2014. At this festival, he studied with Mark Andre, Beat Furrer and had a performance of his solo viola work, The Axe Has Flowered.
Holden has studied composition with C. P. First, Marvin Johnson, and Peter Westergaard, euphonium with Demondrae Thurman and Ryan Black, and classical guitar with Michael Johnson. Holden is a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP), as well as a member of the Society of Composers Incorporated (SCI). Holden is currently the curator of Cicada Consort, a charity concert event organization, and he also works at C.F. Peters. Holden has been published by Potenza Music.
An enthusiastic collaborator, Holden has collaborated with or is currently collaborating with numerous groups and performers, including the Bowling Green State University New Music Ensemble, Garth Knox, Stranded Silver, Sylvia Hinz, Demondrae Thurman, Carla Rees, John Shanks, Matthew Kundler, Cynthia Simpson, Paul Bowman, Corey Sherman, Eric D'Alessandro, and Michael Abrams. In 2015, Holden was Composer-in-Residence with the University of Alabama Contemporary Ensemble.
Holden attended the Etchings Festival in Auvillar, France in July of 2014. At this festival, he studied with Mark Andre, Beat Furrer and had a performance of his solo viola work, The Axe Has Flowered.
Holden has studied composition with C. P. First, Marvin Johnson, and Peter Westergaard, euphonium with Demondrae Thurman and Ryan Black, and classical guitar with Michael Johnson. Holden is a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP), as well as a member of the Society of Composers Incorporated (SCI). Holden is currently the curator of Cicada Consort, a charity concert event organization, and he also works at C.F. Peters. Holden has been published by Potenza Music.
