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MacMillan, James
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Brief biography noting the style and substance of his works from the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio.
http://www.wqxr.com/cgi-bin/iowa.../learning/grove.html?record=5620
Picture, biography, list of works, recordings, and links from Classical Net.
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Classical Net Composers MacMillan Proms was the scene for a truly sensational event, a world premiere performance at a concert given by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by it's principal conductor Jerzy Maksymiuk inserted between Beethoven's Fourth Symphony...Introduction, biography, timeline, study of his music, works list, news, performances, new recordings, discography, and numerous audio samples in RAM format from Boosey and Hawkes.
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James MacMillan Scottish composer of his generation* Attracted attention with acclaimed BBC Proms premiere of The Confession of Isobel Gowdie (1990 Music combines rhythmic excitement, raw emotional power and spiritual meditation* Percussion concerto Veni, Veni, Emmanuel(1992) has...ClassicalPlus profile with biography, audio, and purchase information.
http://classicalplus.gmn.com/composers/composer.asp?id=167
Interview by Twentieth Century Ltd. of Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia conducted in June, 1998 during the 2nd Annual Vancouver New Music Festival.
http://www2.sfu.ca/twentieth-century-ltd/macmillan1.html
Biographical sketch summarizing the wide breadth of his output in a short number of years with Naxos discography.
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Composer University where his gifts as a composer were soon recognized. He later went to Durham University, in the north of England, where he studied with John Caskin. He was appointed to the staff of the...Biography from intermusica. With photograph and PDF copy of biography plus conducting references in PDF format.
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intermusica 404 The page you are looking for might have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable. Please click on one of the following links for further assistance: Sitemap Contact us HTTP Error 404...Biography, summary of works, and photograph from the 2001 Cabrillo Music Festival.
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Cabrillo Music Festival James MacMillans Doctoral studies in composition at Durham University with John Casken. After working as a lecturer at Manchester University, he returned to Scotland, settling in Glasgow where he teaches part-time at the Royal Scottish Academy of...Portrait photograph by Marc Marnie.
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James MacMillan Photo copyright marc marnie. James Macmillan. One of Scotland's leading new composers. This photograph was made in the living room of his house, using a side light....Detailed examination of his life, Catholicism, synthesizing old and new music, and the power of his art to transform. By Daniel Jaffé.
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James MacMillan A slightly shortened version of this article was published by Classic CD, May 1999. Don’t be misled by James MacMillan’s soft-spoken and courteous demeanour. When it comes to his music, there’s no beating about the...