biography.Jackson Hollo is currently a composer and cellist studying at the Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University. Jackson has been composing primarily self-taught for roughly five years, with the exception of being a student under the Virtual Composition Academy based at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University for a semester. While studying under the academy, Jackson worked under Dr. Corey Chang to help refine and reshape his composition skillset. Alongside studying composition, Jackson also studies cello professionally under Mr. Joshua Colbert, and has worked with other teachers including Dr. Seth Russell and Mr. Robert O’Brien. Jackson has also been a student of various workshops and masterclasses, playing for highly-regarded cellists including Khari Joyner, Natalia Khoma, David Bjella and Dan Allcott. After graduating from the Peabody Institute, Jackson hopes to work either as a freelancing composer or as an audio technician.
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