Church Musician
Organist, Countertenor, Composer
James (b. 1999) is the Assistant Organist at First United Methodist Church in Bloomington, Indiana. He is currently pursuing a Bachelors of Music in Organ Performance at the Indiana University, Jacobs School of Music where he studies with Christopher Young and is a recipient of the Barbara and David Jacobs Scholarship.
In the Fall, James will start a post as the Organ Scholar at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Portland, Oregon.
James has extensive experience as an early musician, improviser, accompanist, continuo player, and collaborative pianist. As a countertenor, James has been the alto soloist for thirteen cantatas by J.S. Bach, Bernstein's Chichester Psalms, and oratorio such as Telemann's Die Donner-Ode. James has significant choral singing experience, and has performed Bruckner's Te deum, Brahms' Ein deutsches Requiem, Frank Martin' Mass for double choir, and a wide array of Renaissance music and Anglican choral repertoire.
Most recently, James has been establishing himself as a composer, writing organ music (to your right), choral anthems, and a competition-winning art song with original lyrics by Macey Rowland "Eä illúve estel."
Previously, he has served as the organist at Camas United Methodist Church in Camas, WA and as a Choral Scholar at Trinity Episcopal Church in Bloomington.
James loves, and lives to make music as a soloist and collaborator, at feels very much at home in a liturgical setting as well as concert performances.
