Members of the KSO

Todd Holland is a Canadian trumpeter recognized for his expertise in Czech trumpet repertoire and his extensive experience as an orchestral musician, chamber performer, soloist, and researcher. He holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Windsor and a Master of Music in Orchestral Trumpet Performance from McGill University. Todd’s research and performance focus on Czech Baroque trumpet literature, particularly the works of Pavel Josef Vejvanovský, Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, Johann Joseph Rittler, Tolar, and Gottfried Finger. He also specializes in the Czech Classical and contemporary repertoire, performing works by Johann Baptist Georg Neruda, Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Bohuslav Martinů, Petr Eben, Jan Kučera, and Václav Trojan. He has studied with leading trumpet pedagogues and performers, including Paul Merkelo, Russell DeVuyst, Andrew McCandless, Omar Tomasoni, Miroslav Kejmar, and Ladislav Kozderka. Todd has appeared in many of Canada’s leading concert venues, as well as throughout the United States and Europe. His international engagements include performances at Prague’s Rudolfinum, Smetana Hall, and the historic Estates Theatre, Salzburg’s Mozarteum, Detroit’s Orchestra Hall, Montreal’s Maison symphonique, Toronto’s Glenn Gould Studio, and the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts. He has performed with numerous distinguished ensembles, including the Prague Summer Nights Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique des Musiciens de Montréal, Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, Mississauga Symphony Orchestra, Niagara Symphony Orchestra, Kindred Spirits Orchestra, and the renowned Hannaford Street Silver Band. Throughout his career, he has also shared the stage with internationally acclaimed artists including Phil Smith, Joseph Alessi, Amit Peled, Walter Seyfarth, and Ladislav Kozderka.