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May, 2004
Steven Spielberg Scoring Stage, USC
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Born in California in 1978, James began his music education in Wisconsin. After studying with John Downey and Ronald Foster, he returned to the Southwest in 2001 to continue his studies with Stephen Hartke, Jody Rockmaker, and Rodney Rogers. Recipient of the 2006 BMI Pete Carpenter Film Scoring Fellowship, a residency at the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, and a Fellowship at the Virginia Arts Festival John Duffy Composers Institute, James Woodward's music has been performed by the Classics for Kids Philharmonic, the Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra, the Etowah Youth Orchestra, the United States Army Orchestra, and the symphony orchestras of USC, ASU, and UW - Milwaukee.
As a concert pianist, James Woodward has performed in many recitals and concerts including a guest soloist appearance with the Cobb Symphony in Marietta, GA, where he performed his Piano Concerto and his children's work, "When Rebecca Woogie Came to Town." Woodward's works are published by Daehn Publications, Tuba-Euphonium Press, GIA Publications, and Gold Branch Music, Inc. and have featured soloists Walter Cosand, Martin Cochran, John Higgins, Judith Lynn Stilman, Keiko Clark, Christine Hayes, and David Zerkel among others.
Recordings of James Woodward's works are available on Mark Records and Baer Tracks Music. His tuba concerto, featured on the debut CD of Alan Baer, Principal Tuba of the New York Philharmonic, was called a "Tour de force...a great piece!" by Sergio Carolina of 'Tuba News' and the Oporto National Orchestra (Portugal). Currently, James is writing and performing for various films, projects, and commissions, and finds any available moment away from writing to surf off the Southern California Coast.
Upcoming Events:
Children's Book "When Rebecca Woogie Came to Town" Update!
The release of the book has been pushed back a few
months, but the recording of the CD is being scheduled,
the narrator is on board, and things are coming together.
Thanks for your patience and excitement about this
new adventure! Check back again for another update!
June, 2008 - Commissioned by Cimarron Music Press for a Tuba
Quartet to be performed by the Willson Tuba Quartet.
Fall, 2008 - Commissioned by Steve Rivero and the Charles Flanagan
High School Wind Ensemble.
January, 2009 - Commissioned by the Classics for Kids Philharmonic for
a new orchestration of Musorgsky's "Pictures from an
Exhibition."
Contact Information:
James Woodward
Phoenix, AZ
(562) 712-6361
jwoodwar@hotmail.com
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