James Douglas (composer)
James Douglas | |
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Born | Dumbarton, Scotland | 4 July 1932
Died | 1 February 2022 Ullapool, Scotland | (aged 89)
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
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
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
- ^ 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
- [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