Cd Isle...CDs by BC island recording artists

It’s A Matter Of Heart was produced between 1994 and 1996. It features Holly with David Sinclair on guitar, and other well known Vancouver musicians including guitarist Stephen Nikleva, bassist Tom Christiansen and harmonica player Keith Bennett. The title track was composed by Stan Rogers. The album addresses the issues of environment and social justice. It was produced by Tom Newman, the co-producer of "Tubular Bells I & II" (Mike Oldfield), and Bill Buckingham (Skywalk).

Running from the Mountains
Classic watershed hits performed by Holly Arntzen and the Watershed Choir
In the fall of 1999, students and teachers at four schools on southern Vancouver Island supported the production of a music CD dedicated to appreciation, knowledge, and positive action on behalf of water stewardship. Holly gave a series of music residency programs, teaching songs to 248 students at Durrance, Beaver Lake, Strawberry Vale, and Spectrum schools. Stephen Foster of the Artist Response Team (ART) coordinated the production and recording, and Lenny Ross of the Colquitz Watershed Stewardship Project developed a curriculum guide to help teachers use the songs to fulfill prescribed learning outcomes. WILD BC funded program development. Since the CD’s release in December 1999, thousands of people have been directly affected by Running from the Mountains and the musical residency program.

Salish Sea
Holly Arntzen and the Saltwater Singers sing songs about ocean protection in support of a Marine Conservation Area in southern Georgia Strait.
Holly, 500 students from her music programs at Lochside, Durrance, Saanichton, Strawberry Vale, and Bayside schools and Cowichan elder Abner Thorne collaborated to produce the CD Salish Sea to celebrate the rich diversity of our oceans. Featuring guitarist David Sinclair (Sarah MacLachlan), fiddler Daniel Lapp, drummer Graham Boyle (kd lang), and pianist Karel Roessingh, the CD was sponsored by Parks Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and Saanich School District 63. "We feel strongly that this project will be an important tool in helping to raise public awareness of the importance of marine and coastal conservation," says Jim Barlow of Parks Canada. "Innovative public awareness and education tools are needed to get these messages out."

Winds of Change
The Blue Sky Singers join Holly Arntzen to sing about climate change.
From fresh water to saltwater to water in the atmosphere; the trilogy is complete with Winds of Change. 1,600 students from Dunsmuir Middle School, and Glen Lake, Uplands, Macaulay and Keating elementary schools join Arntzen and the Dream Band (musicians Sinclair, Boyle, and Roessingh) in delivering messages about global warming with songs such as "Arctic Dragonfly," "Roses in the Winter," and "Winds of Change." Environment Canada provided support.