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JAMES DOUGLAS BIOGRAPHY
Summary Biography
JAMES DOUGLAS (1932-2022):
Award-winning Composer, Pianist, Recording Artist, Accompanist, Conductor and Organist, with an International outlook. Studied: Edinburgh and with Professor Hermann Reutter in Munich and Salzburg. Also, with Professor Henri Lauth of the Paris Conservatoire. These two musicians had a formative effect on his musical development. His music is published by Publisher: Eschenbach Editions with the most popular being: 'Visions of Glory' for SATB and Organ, Piano: words by David Adam / music: James Douglas. Also available are several choral, instrumental and organ works. Douglas has written works in all genres published by Eschenbach Editions, as well as over 20 CDs of his music which have been released by Caritas Records. His Catalogue of works include: 15 Symphonies, 36 major Organ works, 31 flute / flute & piano works, 'The Christ Church Sequence' (2001-2006) with 75 Chamber works; described by Musical America as 'History in the making).
Obituary: The Scotsman (by Katharine H. Douglas)
Studied:
Heriot Watt College, Edinburgh, Scotland
Conservatoire, Paris, France
Hochschule, Munich, Germany (1966)
Mozarteum, Salzburg, Austria (1966)
International debut:
Wienersaal, Mozarteum, Salzburg, Austria (1951)
Career:
Organist: Nicolson Square Church, Edinburgh 1953-63
Mayfield Church, Edinburgh 1963-69
Reid Memorial Church, Edinburgh 1969-73
Music Staff: Edinburgh Academy 1967-79
Director of Music, Christ Church, Edinburgh 1986-91
Founder: Music Publisher: Eschenbach Editions 1986-
Founder: Record Company: Caritas Records: 1986-
Director of Ensemble: The Glorious Company 2004-2022
Member: Performing Right Society Ltd
Hon Prof Academie des Sciences Universelles, Paris 1992-3.
Compositions:
36 organ recital works (including Advent Meditations, From the Deeps, Symphony for Organ: Clouds of Mystery, Praise Sion; Switzerland, Concerto for Organ, Trilogia, A Vision, Nativity Recessional, Le Soleil dansant, High Mountains I, Glory to Glory, To the Cairngorms, Inverness Cathedral and Le Christ est Ressucite); works for Organ / Piano, stage works: Mask: 7 Deadly Sins, premiered Stirling Festival 1973 and Edinburgh Int Festival 1974 (Libretto: Robert Nye / Masks: Aileen Campbell Nye).