James Harley

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James Harley
Nationality Canadian
Occupation(s)Composer, author, professor of music

James Harley (born 1959) is a Canadian composer, author, and professor of music born in Vernon, British Columbia. His creative output consists of orchestral, chamber, solo, electroacoustic, and vocal music.

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Studies

Harley studied at Western Washington University (B.Mus., magna cum laude, 1977–1982), Royal Academy of Music (1983–1985), Université de Paris (1986–1987), Fryderyk Chopin Academy of Music, Warsaw (1987–1988), and McGill University (D.Mus., 1988–1994).

Teaching

He has taught at the Faculty of Music at McGill University (1989–1995), Wilfrid Laurier University (1995–1996), California Institute of the Arts (1997), University of Southern California (1997), and Minnesota State University Moorhead (1999–2004). In 2004, he took up a tenure-track position in music at University of Guelph, where he is associate professor.

Harley is also the author of the book Xenakis: His Life in Music. His areas of expertise and specialization include digital music, composition, contemporary music analysis, and history of electronic/computer music. Music and research by James Harley is represented by Art Music Promotion. [1]

List of works

Orchestra

Version I: 1111/1100/timp/66643
Version II: strings (20220 concertante/66644 orchestra)

Ensemble

Version I: Taiko ensemble – 9 performers
Version II (1997): percussion ensemble (9 players)

Chamber music

Instrumental

Vocal and choral

Electroacoustic

Educational music

Music theatre

Affiliations

James Harley is an Associate Composer of the Canadian Music Centre, and a board member of the Canadian League of Composers. He is also a member of the American Composers Forum, the Canadian Electroacoustic Community, and the International Computer Music Association.

Selected performers

Arraymusic, Codes d'Accès, Composers' Orchestra, [3] Continuum, Corey Hamm [4] Marc Couroux, ECM, Hammerhead Consort, Kappa, Kore, [5] Kovalis Duo, Duo Vira, Groundswell, Hammerhead Consort, Lafayette String Quartet, McGill Contemporary Music Ensemble, [6] McGill Symphony Orchestra, Elizabeth McNutt, New Music Concerts, Patricia O'Callahan, Oshawa-Durham Symphony, Open Ears Festival, Penderecki String Quartet, Polish Society for New Music, Brigitte Poulin, Prince George Symphony, Ben Reimer, SMCQ, [7] Transmission, [8] Trio Phoenix, Trio Fibonacci, Alain Trudel, University of Guelph Women's Chamber Choir, Vancouver Bach Choir, Ellen Waterman. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Art Music Promotion, James Harley Archived 5 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Veronika Krausas | The Player Piano Project Archived 7 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine . CD Baby (1 March 1971). Retrieved on 2010-12-01.
  3. ↑ CCMW Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine . Ccmw.ca. Retrieved on 2010-12-01.
  4. ↑ Dr. Corey Hamm Archived 20 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine . Music.ubc.ca. Retrieved on 2010-12-01.
  5. ↑ Ensemble Kore Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine . Ensemblekore.ca. Retrieved on 2010-12-01.
  6. ↑ McGill Music Composition Area Archived 15 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine . Music.mcgill.ca. Retrieved on 2010-12-01.
  7. ↑ About the partners — Montreal/New Music — SMCQ Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine . Festivalmnm.ca. Retrieved on 2010-12-01.
  8. ↑ "Transmission: Xtc, Canadian Centre for Architecture, 30 September 2010". Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2010..
  9. ↑ Toronto Electroacoustic Symposium 2008 – Paper and Concert Schedule [ permanent dead link ]. Cec.sonus.ca. Retrieved on 2010-12-01.
  10. ↑ Musicworks – Postcard Collection. Musicworks.ca. Retrieved on 2010-12-01.
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