Donald Hollier
Donald Hollier is a Sydney-born Australian composer, organist and choral director whose work spans opera, choral and orchestral music, chamber works and solo keyboard pieces.
Donald Hollier's own compositions include an opera, works for chorus and orchestra, stage works, chamber music, and solo pieces for piano, harpsichord and organ. He has received many commissions, among them from the ABC, the Sydney Organ Society, the University of Melbourne, Duo Contemporain and the Sydney Philharmonia. He was composer-in-residence with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra in 1990 and 1991.
Compositions by Donald Hollier appear on
Christmas under Capricorn
The Australian Youth Orchestra, conducted by Graham Abbott, plays nineteen Christmas carols arranged for orchestra by Australian composers. Two carols appear in paired settings, inviting comparison. Listenable festive music, easy to give as a gift.