Trumpet
James Jewson is a versatile musician with extensive experience in orchestral, jazz, chamber, and commercial music. He has studied with world class musicians, including members of the Chicago Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, and Minnesota Orchestra. Jewson has performed with the likes of Wycliffe Gordon, Philip Dizack, and John Hagstrom. In 2019, he served as lead trumpet for the Devonshire Cultural Center in Skokie, Illinois, including performances of musicals Follies and A Chorus Line. Jewson has performed at Chicago's Symphony Center, Auditorium Theater, and Studebaker Theater.
While freelancing in Chicago, Jewson also maintained a private trumpet studio, and taught trumpet and horn at the prestigious Latin School of Chicago. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Music Education and Trumpet Performance from UW-La Crosse, and a Master's Degree in Orchestral Trumpet from the Chicago College of the Performing Arts. He currently resides in Appleton, Wisconsin with his wife, Laura.
Brief Resume
Has performed with the following:
- Lake Shore Symphony Orchestra
- North Shore Chamber Orchestra
- Devonshire Cultural Center
- Pearl Street Brass Quintet
- Lakeside Pride Symphonic Band
- Fond du Lac Symphonic Band
- Lighthouse Big Band
- Various Pit Orchestras across Wisconsin and Illinois
Has studied with the following:
- Mark Ridenour (Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
- Channing Philbrick (Chicago Lyric Opera)
- Neal Bernsten (Pittsburgh Symphony)
- Robert Dorer (Minnesota Orchestra)
- Dr. J. Thomas Seddon IV (Formerly UW-La Crosse)
- Dr. Marty Robinson (UW-Oshkosh)
Selected Performed Works:
- Messiah - Handel
- Magnificat - Bach
- Concerto for Two Trumpets - Vivaldi
- Concerto for Trumpet in Eb - Haydn
- Symphony No. 8, 9 - Dvorak
- Pines of Rome - Respighi
- Lincolnshire Posy - Grainger
- Fanfare for the Common Man - Copland
- Sonata for Trumpet and Piano - Hindemith
- From the Steeples and the Mountains - Ives
- La creation du monde - Milhaud
- Colchester Fantasy - Ewazen
- Singing in the Rain (Musical)
- Young Frankenstein (Musical)
- All Shook Up (Musical)
- South Pacific (Musical)
- The Drowsy Chaperone (Musical)
- How to Succeed in Business (Musical)
- Billy Elliot (Musical)
- Various Etudes by Bitsch, Brandt, Charlier, Longinotti, etc.
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Compositions
More coming soon! Currently editing 2 major works and 1 minor work!
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Piano Suite No. 1 in B Major
for Laura
This piano suite was written in 2020 for my beautiful wife, Laura. Laura has always stood by my side with love and compassion, through thick and thin.
Written almost entirely during the pandemic, these four movements attempt to convey the complex emotions that come with any long term relationship- Love, sadness, joy, regret, playfullness, humility, longing, and passion can all be found in this work.
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Nocturne in F minor
A nice nocturne, written in the style of Frédéric Chopin. Minimal editing has been done to provide agency to the player for how they wish to interpret the piece. For instance, I have performed mm. 27-34 both as ppp, as well as ff, resulting in vastly different characters.
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Prelude No. 1 in G# Minor
Written in a single sitting on February 1st, 2020, this prelude for piano begins with a low, tonally ambiguous theme centered around G#. The repeated low A, the lowest note on the keyboard, represents the deep chime of a grandfather clock.
Nicknamed "Father Time," this prelude ultimately served as the primary thematic material for Jewson's second symphony with the final movement being an orchestration of this prelude.
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Eclectic Array
Eclectic Array is the pseudonym James writes under when creating non-classical music. Drawing inspiration from artists Haywyre, Emancipator, Tycho, and Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah (among others... the list is quite long), Eclectic Array is exactly what it claims to be- an eclectic mixture of electronic, lo-fi, classical, jazz, and world music. James is working on finishing his first album, [0], scheduled to be completed by the end of 2022.
James is currently looking for someone to assist him in mixing and/or mastering his work. Click here if you are interested.
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Track Listing
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- Persian Version
- Late Night
- 4-28_2
- Psalm (currently post-production)
- Interlude 1
- Gumby Enjoys the Rain
- Sunshine (currently post-production)
- Interlude 2
- 223 Tycho Street
- Postlude (currently post-production)
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