Mark Holland is an American musician from

Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...

. He has a classical and

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training and labels his music global

chamber music Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small numb ...

. Holland primarily plays the Native American flute.

Background

Holland first heard the Native American flute at a concert

Webster University Webster University is a private university with its main campus in Webster Groves, Missouri. It has multiple branch locations across the United States and countries across Europe, Asia, and Africa. It offers undergraduate and graduate programs ...

in 1994. His career began in the mid-1990s, and he has recorded 10 CDs. He tours widely and has performed with

R. Carlos Nakai Raymond Carlos Nakai (born April 16, 1946) is a Native American flute, Native American flutist of Navajo people, Navajo and Ute people, Ute heritage. Nakai played brass instruments in high school and college, and auditioned for the Armed Forces ...

Mary Youngblood Mary Youngblood (Aleut/Seminole) is a Native American musician, and performer of the Native American flute. Life and career Mary Youngblood was born in Kirkland, Washington, and adopted as a child by Dr. Bob and Leah Edwards, both educators. She ...

, and Bill Miller. Holland started his group, Autumn's Child, in 1995.

References

External links

Mark Holland official site
Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Native American flute players Musicians from Missouri {{Flautist-stub American flautists