Trained musically at Northwestern University and the Eastman School of Music, Holly Collison has been performing professionally since she was sixteen years old. Since moving to Minnesota in 1999, she has established herself as an esteemed musician, actress, and speaker in the Twin Cities. She has five CD recordings to her credit and has performed on numerous area stages such as the Fitzgerald, Guthrie, and Historic Pantages Theater to name a few. Throughout her career, Holly has played roles in dozens of musical theater productions and is currently collaborating with nationally known artist Robert Robinson in an original production called "Two Voices...No Boundaries". She is also a featured soloist for numerous corporate events each year. In addition to a busy performance schedule, Holly coaches voice training and presentation skills classes for hundreds of students a year. A person of numerous interests, she volunteers throughout the community and holds a strong belief that education is a profound gift, meant to be shared. She resides in downtown Minneapolis with her husband, The Reverend Doctor Daniel Collison and their two boys, Walker, 12, and Atley, 7.

My work instructing people in voice and speech is a process of proper diagnosis of one’s individual strengths and weaknesses. After that, applied instruction revolving around these areas is given.

There are numerous facets to the development of proper vocal technique and presentation skills. The study of phonation, placement, articulation, and inflection are needed. Also, a basic understanding of how to apply theater techniques and rhetoric are essential.

There are very few parts of creation as beautiful and delicately designed as the human singing voice. The study of voice invites the student to move beyond the speaking tones into the remarkable world of sustained sound. Understanding the voice as an instrument, with distinct parts all working effortlessly together to create continuous tone, is something I delight in over and over in my work. The temporal miracle of singing and all that goes into its formation is my privilege to share with my students and classes.

Throughout the years, numerous organizations, corporations, government and private groups have learned from my presentations in the below specialties.Besides working as a “Speaker by Request” for the Guthrie Theater, I self-contract my presentations through Holly-Co productions.