James Douglas (composer)
James Douglas | |
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| Born | 4 July 1932 Dumbarton, Scotland |
| Died | 1 February 2022 (aged 89) Ullapool, Scotland |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Education | LRAM, ARCM |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, Accompanist, Conductor, Recording Artist, Organist, and Teacher |
| Style | Classical, Contemporary Atonal |
| Spouse | Helen (née Fairweather) Douglas 1968 |
| Children | 3 |
| Awards | The Gold Medal Prize at the Compozizione Prize in Arezzo in 1988 |
James Douglas (4 July 1932 – 1 February 2022) was a Scottish composer, accompanist, conductor, recording artist, and organist.
Douglas was born in Dumbarton, Scotland. He was based in Edinburgh, but he moved to live in North West Scotland in 2006. Douglas has composed a wide variety of music: instrumental, choral, organ, flute, orchestral, wind, brass, and violin.
Life and career
[edit]Douglas was born on 4 July 1932. He was educated in Edinburgh, Paris, Munich, Salzburg and London (LRAM and ARCM), and made his debut at Wienersaal (Mozarteum), Salzburg, in 1951.[1]
Douglas worked as a solo piano and organ recitalist and as an accompanist for vocal masterclasses throughout Europe, and he was deputy organist at St. Thomas' Church in Edinburgh from 1948 to 1950. From 1953 to 1963, he was Director of Music at Nicolson Square Church in Edinburgh, then in Mayfield Church in Edinburgh, from 1963 to 1969, at Reid Memorial Church in Edinburgh from 1969 to 1973, and at Christ Church in Edinburgh from 1986 to 1991. He was part of the music staff of the Edinburgh Academy from 1967 to 1979. Douglas was director of the Ensemble 'The Glorious Company' from 2004. Records were made exclusively for Caritas Records (distribution global).[2]
Douglas died at his home in Ullapool, on 1 February 2022, at the age of 89.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Obituary: James Douglas, talented Scottish composer, organist and music teacher". The Scotsman. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ "Caritas Music Publishing and Eschenbach Editions Composer James Douglas". caritas-music.co.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
External links
[edit]- [1] 'Exhibition celebrates Composer James Douglas @ 80
- [2] 'Tunes and Views of Glory' Press and Journal Newspaper 5 March 2008
- 'Article in North Star News'[permanent dead link]
- 'Music inspired by the melody of the land, Inverness Courier
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- 1932 births
- 2022 deaths
- Scottish classical composers
- British male classical composers
- 20th-century Scottish classical composers
- 21st-century British classical composers
- People from Dumbarton
- Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
- 20th-century Scottish musicians
- 20th-century Scottish male musicians
- 21st-century Scottish male musicians