James Campbell

Campbell, James
James (Kenneth) Campbell. Clarinetist, teacher, b Leduc, near Edmonton, 10 Aug 1949; B MUS (Toronto) 1971. He studied at the Music Academy of the West, Santa Barbara, Cal, and in Paris 1971-3 with Yona Ettlinger. A semi-finalist in the Budapest International Clarinet Competition in 1970, he also won the CBC Talent Festival and the JM International Clarinet Competition in Yugoslavia in 1971. In 1972 he represented Canada at the 26th Congress of the International Federation of JMat Augsburg. He was a member 1967-9 of the Hamilton Philharmonic and, in 1968 and 1969, of the NYO.

Campbell has performed widely throughout Canada and the USA and has played in major centres in Europe, South America, and China. He has been a soloist with the TS (including performances of Copland's Clarinet Concerto under the baton of the composer in 1978 and 1979), the NACO, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, the London Philharmonia, and many other orchestras. As a chamber musician, Campbell was a founderand a member of Camerata (1974-85) and of the Arioso Trio (1975-81). 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. In 1987, while maintaining his international concert career, Campbell began teaching at Indiana U. The Canadian Music Council named him artist of the year in 1989. He was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in July, 1997.

Writings
James Campbell, A Student's Guide to the Clarinet (Agincourt, Ont 1980)

Discography

Archer Sonata. Saarinen piano. 1974. RCI 412/7-ACM 17

Brahms Trio, Opus 114. Borodin Trio. 1987. Chandos ARBD-1296/Chandos CHAN-8606 (CD)

Clarinet Concertos: Mozart - Copland - Weber. NACO, Decker conductor. 1987. CBC SMCD-5096

Da Camera: Bartók - Pauk Water From the Moon - Schumann. Hammer violin, Tritt piano, Tsutsumi violoncello, Golani viola. 1986. RCI 637

Debussy - Saint-Saëns - Freedman Lines - Symonds Quintet for clarinet and synthesizers. York piano, Canadian Elec Ens. 1978. RCI 484/(Freedman) 6-ACM 8

Debussy - Bozza - Pierné - Lutoslawski - Gade. York piano. 1979. Crystal S-336

Debussy Première rapsodie. Philharmonia O, Simon conductor. (1991). Cala CACD-1001 (CD)

Freedman Chalumeau. Orford Str Quar. 1983. Centrediscs CMC-0983

Louie Cadenzas. Johnston percussion. 1986. Centrediscs CMC-2786

Lovreglio - Finzi - Weiner - Hindemith. York piano. 1984. Crystal S-338

Mather Musique pour Champigny. P. Vaillancourt soprano, MacKinnon mezzo, Fleury-Coutu alto, Mather conductor. 1984. McGill University Records 83019

Mozart Quintet in A Major. Varsovia Str Quar. 1982. Polska Nagrania

- Serenades, K375, K385. Toronto Chamb Winds. 1985. CBC SM-5053

- Serenade in B flat. Toronto Chamb Winds. 1981. Crystal S-646

- Trio, K498 - Beethoven Trio, Opus 11. Borodin Trio. 1987. Chandos ARBD-1341/Chandos CHAN-8655 (CD)

Musical Toronto. Elmer Iseler Singers, Landry soprano, Dubois, tenor, Cherney oboe, Beckwith conductor. 1984. Marquis MAR-104

Poulenc - Mather Etude - Lutoslawski. Cavanagh piano. 1972. CBC SM-184/(Mather) 4-ACM 9

Schubert 'Shepherd on the Rock'. Ameling soprano, Taussig piano. 1981. Stratford Summer Music WRC1-1849

Schumann - Berg - Vaughan Williams - Poulenc - Jeanjean. York piano. 1974. Crystal S-331

Spohr Sechs Deutsche Lieder, Opus 103. Chornodolska soprano, York piano. 1978. RCI 483

Stolen Gems: Grainger - Grieg - Vaughan Williams - et al. Allegri Str Quar, E. Robertson harpsichord, Leonard percussion. 1985. Marquis ERAD-119 (CD)

Three For All: Beethoven - Osborne - Sutermeister - Tausch - Telemann - Naga. Brodie soprano saxophone, McKay bassoon. 1982. Golden Crest CRS-4217

Weber - Lefèvre - Martinu - Wellesz - Arnold. York piano. 1977. Crystal S-333

See also Discographies for Camerata, Orford String Quartet

Bibliography

Kraglund, John. 'Busy time ahead for clarinetist Campbell,' Toronto Globe and Mail, 8 Aug 1979

Colgrass, Ulla. 'Master of the clarinet,' Music, 7, Dec 1984

- For the Love of Music (Toronto 1988)

'In praise of excellence,' Bravo, Nov-Dec 1989

Links to Other Sites
Da Camera
The website for the chamber ensemble Da Camera. Features sample programs and biographies of clarinetist James Campbell, violinist Moshe Hammer, cellist Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi and pianist Rian De Waal.

Festival of the Sound
Check out the Festival of the Sound website for the latest news and program information. James Campbell is Artistic Director of this renown annual music festival in Ontario.