Holland Jancaitis
3D
Vista Lane
Ithaca, NY 14850
mobile: 203-500-9042
email: holland.jancaitis@gmail.com
Yale
School of Music
DMA in Choral
Conducting anticipated 2012
Degree is awarded following review of professional
accomplishments after graduation. In May 2007, I
fulfilled all residential requirements for the DMA,
including class work, thesis, recitals, and written
and oral examinations. For this work, Yale awards an
intermediate degree, the Master of Musical Arts (MMA),
which should be considered equivalent to ABD status.
Thesis:
“Cornelius’s Requiem: Context and Analysis,” Patrick
McCreless, advisor
MM
in Choral Conducting, 2005
Major Teachers
Marguerite Brooks, conducting
Simon Carrington, conducting
Judith Malafronte, voice
Awards
Richard French stipend, 2003-2007
Master Classes
Helmut Rilling, Stephen Layton, Stefan Parkmann
Carl Høgsett, James MacMillan
Carnegie Mellon
University
BFA
in
Piano Performance, 2000
College and University Honors
Major Teachers
Ralph Zitterbart, piano
Robert Page, conducting
Awards
Presser Scholar, 1999
Andrew Carnegie Society Presidential Scholar, 2000
Saint Johnsbury Academy
(St. Johnsbury, Vermont)
Class of 1996, with honors
Assistant Director of Choral Ensembles, Cornell University, 2007-2010
Conducts large (100+ voice) town/gown mixed ensemble, chamber
(20-30 voice) choir
Teaches voice, piano, conducting, counterpoint, and
ear training/musicianship
Accompanies voice lessons
Appointed for a term of three years without the possibility
of renewal
Musical and Orchestra Director, Dryden High School Musical, “Wizard of
Oz,” Spring 2010
Prepared and coached cast members
Recruited, prepared, and conducted orchestra in
performance
Organist, St. Catherine of Siena, 2009-present
Accompanies rehearsals and plays masses at both
piano and pipe organ
Plays eclectic mix of traditional and contemporary
Roman Catholic service music, anthems, and hymnody,
as chosen by the musical director
Conductor, Yale University Chapel Choir, 2003-2007
Recruited and managed a 24-voice, paid ensemble.
Programmed and prepared weekly repertoire, including
major works with orchestra
Principal Assistant Conductor, Yale Camerata, 2003-2007
Prepared major works with 70-voice adult chorus,
including St. Matthew Passion, Christmas Oratorio
(Bach), War Requiem, Mozart Requiem, and others
Conducting Fellow, Conductor’s Institute of South Carolina, June 2004
Rehearsed major orchestral works with members of the
South Carolina Symphony
Assistant Music Director, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh,
PA, 1999-2003
Conducted children’s and youth choirs, assisted
conducting adult choir, produced yearly youth
musicals, sang as baritone section leader, and
played organ as needed
Teaching Fellow, Yale School of Music, 2004
Taught music history and wrote and graded exams for
mandatory class
Voice Faculty, Junior Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, 2002-2003
Taught voice to select ensemble of high-school
singers
Piano Instructor, Private Studio and Carnegie Mellon Prep School,
1998-2003
Taught class and individual piano to students of all
ages and abilities
Choral Director, Moniteau Junior/Senior High School, West Sunbury, PA,
2001
Taught Chorus, General Music, and Theater classes to
more than 320 students daily, grades 7-12
Tenor, Yale Schola Cantorum, 2003-2007
Sang in Yale’s most select ensemble, performed at
conferences in San Antonio (NCCO) and Miami (ACDA),
and toured in Hungary, England, and France
Cantata and Oratorio Solo Work
Sang prominent solo roles in several works with
chorus and orchestra, including Pilate in J.S.
Bach’s St. John Passion
Professional Core, Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, 2000-2003
Sang in the 16-voice professional core of the
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s symphonic chorus
Staff Accompanist, Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama, 1998-2003
Accompanied voice lessons, coachings, and ballet
classes
Extensive experience preparing and conducting music
at all levels, including high school,
amateur/community, college/conservatory, and
Equity-level summer stock productions. Shows listed
according to theater company. See also Dryden High
School under “Current Appointments.”
New Works New Haven
Children of Eden
Stephens: A revue of the songs of Stephen Sondheim
and Stephen Schwartz
West Virginia Public Theatre
Grease
Gardner & Wife Productions, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Nunsense (Malaysian Premier Production)
Carnegie
Mellon School of Drama
A
Little Night Music
Canterbury Dinner Theater, McKees Rocks, PA
How
to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Nunsense
Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?
McKeesport
Little Theater, McKeesport, PA
And
the World Goes ‘Round
Westminster
Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, PA
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Godspell
Languages
Reading/Translation: German, Latin
Singing Diction: German, Italian, French, Church
Slavonic, Spanish, Latin (Italianate, German, French
dialects)
Certifications
K-12 Music Education Certification (Pennsylvania)
Piano Pedagogy (Carnegie Mellon)
Publications
Editor for Simon Carrington series of choral octavos
with Alliance Music.
Josquin: Gaude virgo, mater Christi
Purcell: Soul of the World
Professional Affiliations
American Choral Directors Association
National Collegiate Choral Organization
College Music Society
Foreign Travel
Malaysia (2001)
Denmark and Sweden (2004)
England, Hungary (2005)
Mexico, Netherlands (2006)
France (2007)
Provided upon
request