Internationally renowned jazz pianist, composer and arranger Mike Holober is CCNY鈥檚 inaugural Stuart Z. Katz Professor in the Humanities & the Arts.
Internationally renowned jazz pianist, composer and arranger Mike Holober is T九色视频鈥檚 inaugural Stuart Z. Katz Professor in the Humanities & the Arts. The endowed professorship is supported by a $1 million gift to City College by distinguished alumnus Stuart Z. Katz, Esq., a 1964 graduate. Holober鈥檚 appointment is for one year.
The selection committee cited Holober for 鈥渁 long record of quality productivity as a jazz performer, composer, and arranger. His compositions and arrangements have been performed by leading jazz orchestras in North America and Europe.鈥
The committee also noted Holober鈥檚 numerous recordings 鈥渨ith small groups and large orchestras鈥 to his credit.
As Katz Professor, Holober will work on a creative project titled "This Rock We're On: Imaginary Letters." He鈥檒l be both composer and lyricist of the work, bringing together two creative enterprises that are usually conducted by separate individuals. 鈥淭his Rock We鈥檙e On鈥 will be structured as an oratorio that combines jazz orchestra works interspersed by imaginary letters in various musical genres. It celebrates the work of environmentalists and others whose lives were inspired by the outdoors.
This highly imaginative work conjoins Holober's love of nature and his compositional and lyrical talents. The work also calls attention to pressing contemporary concerns regarding the environment.
Holober, who鈥檚 held the position of full professor in CCNY鈥檚 music department since 2016, is the long-time director of the popular CUNY Jazz Festival. The annual spring event attracts major performers and both student and faculty ensembles from the City University of New York.
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