School: New England Conservatory

Nineteen-year-old Bill Holden is quickly flourishing into an accomplished composer in addition to being a seasoned percussionist. A drum-beater since elementary school, Bill has made it a point to embrace all genres of music; from different time periods and regions of the world and adapting those to his own musical style. Through his travels he has studied with some world-renowned teachers, including Michael Gandolfi, Eduardo Leandro and Keith Aleo. Now a student at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Bill studies with famed Boston Symphony Orchestra percussionists, Frank Epstein and Will Hudgins.