Project 21 Composers

James Sproul
Hometown: Bakersfield, California
Date of birth: 8/26/1978
Major Completed Works
  1. As I Grew Older - Trumpet/Voice - 8:50
  2. Colors of Autumn - Percussion Ensemble - 6:00
  3. Le Long du Chemin - Solo Piano - 12:30
  4. Victimae -Trumpet/Marimba/Cello - 6:30
  5. Varuna - Orchestra - 11:00
James is originally from California. He began playing trumpet at age 10 and piano at age 11. James began composing shortly after starting college with Dr. John Gerhold and soon transferred to a university where he studied under Dr. Doug Davis. He credits both of these teachers with providing a firm foundation in the fundamentals of composition. James is in his second year in the master's program at OCU and plans on pursuing a doctorate after taking some time off to write and build his portfolio and eventually teaching at the university level and composing professionally.