James Syler
From Wind Repertory Project
Biography
James Syler (born 1961) is the founder and owner of Ballerbach Music. Raised in New York and Florida, he was educated at Northern Illinois University, the University of Miami, and the University of Texas at Austin. Primarily a self-taught composer, he has studied composition with Alfred Reed, Karl Korte and Michael Colgrass. His awards include the 1993 National Band Association Award, the 1993 Arnald Gabriel Composition Award, two grants from the American Music Center and numerous commissions. Major performances of his works include the New York Choral Festival, Turtle Island String Quartet, Tanglewood Institute, Eastman Wind Ensemble, American Jazz Philharmonic, Canto Spiritus Chorus, and the San Antonio Choral Society. He also remains active as a writer of poems, articles and more than 50 published music reviews. He currently resides in San Antonio, Texas.
Works for Winds
- Country Bandstand
- Fields
- Hound of Heaven, The
- Minton's Playhouse
- O Magnum Mysterium
- Storyville
- Symphony No. 1, “Blue”
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