Our Conductor

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Dr. Claire Holland earned her BAA in Music from Central Michigan University, MM in Choral Conducting from Western Michigan University, and all coursework, recitals, and lecture recitals toward her D.A. in Choral Conducting from Ball State University in Indiana. These were preceded by her first BA from Grinnell College, and MD from Creighton University.

Claire has lead a wide variety of ensembles, including church choirs: First Congregational in Michigan, First Presbyterian in Indiana, and Hodges Boulevard Presbyterian in Jacksonville, FL. She also was Founding Director for Isabella Singers in Mount Pleasant, MI; Kalamazoo Chamber Choir in Kalamazoo, MI, Cantiones Antiquae in Muncie, IN; and First Coast Chorale in Jacksonville, FL.

In addition to her conducting career, Dr. Holland has been a family physician, taught at Michigan State University, Ball State University, University of North Florida, and Dragon Rises College of Oriental Medicine in Gainesville. She currently teaches Flowing Wave Qigong in the Jacksonville area.