About James Douglas-Composer
Summary Biography
James Douglas-Composer (1932-2022): Award-winning Composer, Pianist, Recording Artist, Accompanist, Conductor and Organist.
Obituary: The Scotsman (by Katharine H. Douglas)
James Douglas-Composer: 1932-2022
Education:
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).