D. Kern Holoman

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D. Kern Holoman
Born
Dallas Kern Holoman

(1947-09-08) September 8, 1947 (age 76)
Raleigh, North Carolina
Education
Occupation(s)
Musicologist and conductor
Websitehector.ucdavis.edu/DKH.html

Dallas Kern Holoman (born September 8, 1947) is an American

musicologist and conductor, particularly known for his scholarship on the life and works of Hector Berlioz
.

Life and career

Holoman was born in

Fulbright Fellowship and embarked on his doctoral dissertation, Autograph Musical Documents of Hector Berlioz, c. 1818–1840.[1] He joined the faculty of University of California, Davis as Acting Assistant Professor of Music in 1973 and the following year received his Ph.D. from Princeton. He remained at UC Davis for the rest of his academic career, becoming Professor of Music in 1981 and serving as the Chairman of the Music Department from 1980 to 1988. In 2000, he became the Barbara K. Jackson Professor of Orchestral Conducting. In July 2013, Holoman retired from full professorship, but continued to teach as of 2016.[2]

In December 2017, Holoman relinquished the titles of professor emeritus and distinguished professor after being accused of sexually assaulting a student in 1987 at UC Davis. The university also revealed that Holoman was suspended for a month in 1997 over a different allegation of "unprofessional conduct" and told he could be fired if he violated the campus sexual harassment policy again.[3] Action was also taken by the American Musicological Society's Board of Directors who condemned his misconduct and rescinded his honorary membership of the Society.[4]

Musicology

Holoman was one of the founding editors of the journal

first complete catalogue of the works of Hector Berlioz,[1] and in 1989 he published Berlioz, his 687-page biography of the composer. He also edited the critical edition of the Roméo et Juliette score for the new edition of the complete works of Berlioz, published by Bärenreiter
in 1990.

Holoman's interest in Berlioz and 19th century French orchestral music led to two further books—a comprehensive history of the Société des Concerts du Conservatoire (2004) and a biography of the conductor and champion of Berlioz's music, Charles Munch (2011).

References

  1. ^ a b c Slonimsky, Nicolas and Kuhn, Laura (2005)."Holoman, D(allas) Kern". Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, via HighBeam Research.
  2. ^ UC Davis Department of Music. "D. Kern Holoman bio". Archived from the original on 23 September 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  3. ^ Ronayne, Kathleen (13 December 2017 "Former UC Davis professor, conductor accused of sex assault". Associated Press via San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  4. ^ American Musicological Society (14 December 2017). "Action taken by the AMS Board of Directors". Retrieved 17 December 2017.
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