About

James made his solo debut in 2004, performing for the La Jolla Music Society’s Young Artist Prelude Series. Additionally, he made his solo orchestral debut in 2008 with the Roosevelt University Symphony Orchestra (Chicago, IL), playing the Nielsen Concerto. Competing successfully in several competitions, James has won first place at the Tuesday Musical Association in Ohio, second place at San Diego Flute Guild Young Artist Competition, and was a four-time scholarship winner from the Musical Merit Foundation of Greater San Diego. As an orchestral player, he has performed with the San Diego Symphony, the Canton Symphony Orchestra, the Kent-Blossom Festival Orchestra, and the Orford Festival Orchestra. James is currently on faculty as a flute instructor at Villa Musica, a non-profit music community music school in San Diego, and enjoys leading the community Flute Ensemble, as well as collaborating on creative chamber music projects with his fellow faculty members. Studying under Thomas Robertello at Indiana University, James received a Bachelor of Music in Flute in 2009. He also earned a Master of Music in Flute studying under Joshua Smith at the Cleveland institute of Music in 2011.

Music

Chamber Music

Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel
Trio Sonata in Bb Major, H. 578

Bach, Johann Sebastian
Trio Sonata from the Musical Offering, BWV 1079

Debussy, Claude
Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp

Haydn, Franz Josef
London Trios, Hob. IV 1-4

Martinu, Bohuslav
Trio Sonata for Flute, Violin, and Piano H. 254

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Flute Quartet in D Major, K. 285
Oboe Quartet in F Major, K. 370
Concerto in C Major for Flute and
Harp, K. 315

Ravel, Maurice
Sonatina (arr. Fl, vla/vlc, hp)

Shaposhnikov, Adrian
Sonata for Flute and Harp

Telemann, Georg Philipp
Trio Sonata in a minor, TWV 42 a4

Flute and Piano

Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel
Concerto in d minor H 426

Bach, Johann Sebastian
Sonata in b minor BWV 1030 (Studied)
Sonata in A Major BWV 1032
Sonata in e minor BWV 1034
Sonata in E Major BWV 1035

Canfield, David Deboor
Sonata for Flute and Piano

Chaminade, Cecile
Concertino, Op. 107

Copland, Aaron
Duo for Flute and Piano

Demersseman, Jules
Solo de Concert No. 6

Dutilleux, Henri
Sonatine

Fauré, Gabriel
Sonata in A Major, Opus 15 (arr.)
Fantasie

Gaubert, Philippe
Ballade
Fantasie
Nocturne and Allegro Scherzando

Hanson, Howard
Serenade

Huë, Georges
Fantasie

Hummel, Johann Nemupuk
Sonata in D Major, Op. 50

Ibert, Jacques
Concerto for Flute and Orchestra
Jeux

Jolivet, André
Chant du Linos
Concerto for Flute and String Orchestra

Liebermann, Lowell
Flute Sonata

Locatelli, Pietro
Sonata in G Major, Opus 4

Loeillet, Jean Baptiste
Sonata in G Major, Op. 9 No. 7

Lorenz, Ricardo
Piedra en la Piedra

Martin, Frank
Ballade

Mercedante, Saverio
Concerto in e minor

Messiaen, Olivier
Le Merle Noir

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Concerto in G Major No. 1 K. 313
Concerto in D Major No. 2 K. 314

Nielsen, Carl
Concerto for Flute and Orchestra

Pierné, Gabriel
Sonata for Flute and Piano, Op. 34

Poulenc, Francis
Sonata for Flute and Piano

Prokofiev, Sergei
Sonata for Flute and Piano

Reinecke, Carl
Sonata “Undine” for Flute and Piano
Ballade
Concerto in D Major

Sancan, Pierre
Sonatine

Schumann, Robert
Three Romances, Op. 94

Schwantner, David
Black Anemones

Spohr, Louis
Sonata in Eb Major, Op. 113

Taffanel, Paul
Fantasy on “Der Freischütz”
Andante Pastorale et Scherzatino

Uebayashi, Yuko
Sonata for Flute and Piano


Vivaldi, Antonio
Concerto for Piccolo in C Major


Vine, Carl
Sonata for Flute and Piano


Widor, Charles-Marie
Suite for Flute and Piano, Op. 34

Unaccompanied Solo Flute

Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel
Sonata in a minor for Solo Flute Wq 132

Bach, Johann Sebastian
Partita in a minor BWV 1013

Bozza, André
Image

Carter, Elliot
Scrivo in vento

Debussy, Claude
Syrinx

Ibert, Jacques
Piece

Muczynski, Robert
Three Preludes for Unaccompanied Flute, Op. 18

Takemitsu, Toru
Air

Telemann, Georg Philip
12 Fantasias TV 40, No. 5

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