About

Eric Hollander is a multidisciplinary artist in search of mind-opening concepts and better methods for the globalization of original ideas. With extensive exposure in classical viola repertoire (especially focused on 20th and 21st century performance practice), traditional Irish and Celtic music, big band jazz, ska, funk, and free improvisation, Eric has found his way into a wide variety of ensemble, composer-collaborative, and creatively driven experiences. Most notably, he has participated in the Midwest Fleadh Chiol (1st place), the Massachusetts 2014 ASTA competition (2nd place), The Bowdoin International Music Festival, Gamper New Music Festival, and The Lucerne Festival Academy. Besides his musical adventures, Eric is deeply involved in poetry writing. He has pieces published in Farm Town Magazine, Easy Magazine, and The Garden. He has also released a vast number of commissioned poetry and semiotic scores to performers in America and Europe. Eric received his BM in viola performance from the Boston Conservatory in 2014 and an MA in writing and publishing at DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois in 2015.

Eric performs with the Haiga Ensemble [fluid form] and the Poema String Quartet.

Music

Most cannon string quartet repertoire
Most/all repertoire composed for viola and piano
All repertoire composed for solo viola

Traditional Irish/Celtic

Basic jazz standards in creative arrangements [viola]

[CONTEMPORARY REPERTOIRE]
Takemitsu- A Bird Came Down The Walk
Takemitsu- And Then I Knew ‘Twas Wind
Bernard Rands- Sans Voix Parmi Les Voix
Sofia Gubaidulina – Garden of Joy and Sorrow
Ligeti- Viola Sonata
Kurtag- Signs, Games and Messages
John Harbison- The Violist’s Notebook
Zimmermann – Sonata
Goldstream – Variations with Electronics
Steve Reich – Tehillim
Christian Wolff - Malvina
John Zorn – String Quartet ‘The Dead Man’
Horatiu Radulescu – 4th String Quartet
Louis Andriessen – De Staat
Louis Andriessen – Violin Concerto
Helmut Lachenmann- Trio Fluido
Numerous Student Compositions

Videos

Past groupmuses (2)