James Campbell (clarinetist)

James Campbell (b. Leduc, Alberta, near Edmonton, 10 August 1949) is a Canadian/American clarinetist.

Education

He graduated from the University of Toronto in 1971. He also studied at the Music Academy of the West, Santa Barbara, California, and in Paris 1971-1973 with Yona Ettlinger.

Performance career

Campbell has performed widely throughout Canada and the U.S. and has played in major centres in Europe, South America, and China. He has been a soloist with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (including performances of Copland's Clarinet Concerto under the baton of the composer in 1978 and 1979), the Boston Pops, Ottawa's National Arts Centre Orchestra, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, London's Philharmonia, and many other orchestras. As a chamber musician, Campbell was a founder and a member of Camerata (1974-1985) and of the Arioso Trio (1975-1981). He played 1980/6 with the Toronto Chamber Winds and has been a member of the Bath International Ensemble, Da Camera, and the Toronto Septet. He has collaborated with the Allegri, Amadeus, Fine Arts, Guarneri, Manhattan, Orford, and Varsovia string quartets and has performed with Elly Ameling, Glenn Gould, Menahem Pressler, Janos Starker and many other leading musicians. In 1984 he began an association with the jazz pianist Gene DiNovi, appearing with him in 'crossover' concerts. Campbell became artistic director of the Festival of the Sound in 1985. He has been broadcast on radio and television in Canada and abroad. His recording Stolen Gems received a Juno Award for best classical album (solo or chamber ensemble) in 1986.

Additionally, he was a member of the Hamilton Philharmonic (1967-1969) and, in 1968 and 1969, of the NYO.

Teaching career

Since 1989 Campbell has been teaching clarinet at the prestigious Indiana University Jacobs School of Music.

Awards and honors

He won the CBC Talent Festival and the JM International Clarinet Competition in Belgrade, Yugoslavia in 1971. In 1972 he represented Canada at the 26th Congress of the International Federation of JM at Augsburg. Additionally, he was a semi-finalist in the Budapest International Clarinet Competition in 1970.

The Canadian Music Council named him artist of the year in 1989, and he was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 1997.

External links

* [http://www.gamisim.com/artist/jamescampbell/ Official website]