The Dr. Grier Williams School of Music will present its Music Hall Artist Series with John Holiday, countertenor on Monday, February 19, 2024, at 7:30 p.m. The performance will be held in the Rolfs Music Hall at the Center for Fine and Performing Arts (Building 82) on the Pensacola campus.

Ticket prices are $20 for adults, $16 for seniors and military, $14 for UWF faculty and staff and non-UWF students and $7 for high school students. UWF students get in free with a valid Nautilus card. For more information or to reserve tickets, please contact the CFPA Box Office at 850.857.6285 or visit uwf.edu/tickets.

Holiday is an Associate Professor of Voice at the University of Maryland School of Music. An acclaimed concert singer, Holiday has performed at world-renowned venues such as Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, London’s Barbican Center, and the Philharmonie de Paris.

Holiday’s career highlights include a tour with Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic,; the Sorceress in Barrie Kosky’s production of Purcell’s “Dido and Aeneas,”, and the world premiere of Matthew Aucoin’s “Eurydice” as Orpheus’s dDouble at the Los Angeles Opera.

In addition to the traditional concert performances and recitals, Holiday has curated “The John Holiday Experience” to showcase his affinity and talent for many different genres including classical, pop, jazz, and R&B. He has performed the program on a national scale, bringing it to Dallas, Des Moines, and Dayton, with plans to continue the eclectic evening of song in his upcoming seasons.

Holiday has been the recipient of numerous major competitions and award programs including the 2017 Marian Anderson Vocal Award,; the 2014 Richard Tucker Foundation’s Sara Tucker award,; and first place at the 2013 Gerda Lissner International Vocal Competition, the 2012 Sullivan Foundation, and the 2011 Dallas Opera Guild Vocal Competition.