James Curnow is a well known music composer for concert bands, brass bands, vocal and instrumental solos & ensembles. He has composed many pieces for bands from beginning to advanced levels. Curnow has also written arrangements of music pieces such as Trumpet Voluntary

Trumpet Voluntary

Trumpet Voluntary is the name given to some English keyboard pieces from the Baroque era. A trumpet voluntary is most commonly played on the organ using the trumpet stop, hence the name...

. He has taught at both public schools (5 years) and on college and university levels (30 years).

Early life and career

James Curnow was born in Port Huron, Michigan

Port Huron, Michigan

Port Huron is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of St. Clair County. The population was 30,184 at the 2010 census. The city is adjacent to Port Huron Township but is administratively autonomous. It is joined by the Blue Water Bridge over the St. Clair River to Sarnia,...

. Curnow was raised in Royal Oak, Michigan

Royal Oak, Michigan

Royal Oak is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a suburb of Detroit. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 57,236. It should not be confused with Royal Oak Charter Township, a separate community located nearby....

 where he received his initial musical training in the public schools and The Salvation Army Instrumental Programs in these cities. He currently lives in Nicholasville, Kentucky

Nicholasville, Kentucky

Nicholasville is the 11th largest city in state of Kentucky and the county seat of Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 19,680 at the 2000 census...

 where he is president, composer, and educational consultant for Curnow Music Press, Inc. of Nicholasville, Kentucky, publishers of significant music for concert band and brass band. He also serves as Composer-in-residence (Emeritus) on the faculty of Asbury University in Wilmore, Kentucky

Wilmore, Kentucky

Wilmore is a city in Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 6,134 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Lexington–Fayette Metropolitan Statistical Area...

. He is editor of all music publications for The Salvation Army in Atlanta, Georgia.

Some Pieces by James Curnow

• 1977 Symphonic Triptych
• 1979 Collage for Band
• 1980 Mutanza
• 1983 American Triptych
• 1983 The Spirit of the Guard
• 1984 Symphonic Variants for Euphonium and Symphonic Band
• 1985 Australian Variants Suite
• 1986 Legend and Sundance
• 1987 Five Concord Diversions for messingkvartett og janitsjar
• 1987 Rejouissance Fantasia on Eine feste Burg ist unser Gott av Martin Luther
• 1988 Welsh Variants
• 1992 Silver Celebration
• 1992 Masquerade for Brass for brassband
• Introduction
• Interlude
• Ritual Dance
• 1994 Lochinvar
• 1994 Overture to a Winter Festival
• 1995 Lone Star Celebration
• A Christmas Flourish
• A Day at the Circus
• Fanfare
• The Grand Entry
• Acrobats And Aerialists
• The Clowns
• The Human Cannonball
• Menagerie
• Grand Finale
• A Moment In Time
• Acclamation
• Apple Island Legend
• Bach Variants
• Brass Metamorphosis for brassband
• Be thou my vision
• Canticle of the Creatures (Symphonic Suite for Band)
• Prologue
• Brother Sun
• Sister Moon and Stars
• Brother Fire
• Epilogue
• Canticles
• Celebration Variations
• Centennial Spirit
• Chant and Capriccio
• Christmas Carillon
• Christmas Fancies
• Christmas Party
• Concertino for Solo Percussionist and Symphonic Band
• Concertino for Tuba and Band
• Concerto for Euphonium and Winds and Percussion
• Concertpiece for Trompet og janitsjar
• Constellations
• Down from the Shimmering Sky
• The Spirit World
• The Mortal World
• The Undersea World
• Fanfare and Flourishes
• Fanfare and Jubiloso
• Fanfare for Spartacus
• Fanfare Prelude "O God, Our Help in Ages Past"
• Fanfare Prelude on the Italian Hymn
• Fantasia for Tuba and Concert Band
• Fiddle Tunes from the American Revolution
• Lovely Nancy
• Hay Makers
• Finale for a Winter Festival
• Flirtations for Flute
• Four Colonial Country Dances
• Introduction and the Humor of Boston
• Lord Mayor's Delight
• Colonial Jig
• Devil's Dream
• Freedom Road
• Infinity
• Introduction and Capriccio (for Clarinet and Band)
• John F. Kennedy in Memoriam
• Knoxville 1800 for brassband
• Legend in Brass for brassband
• Fantasia di Falcone (for Euphonium and Band)
• Fanfare
• Soliloquy
• Finale
• Let Creation Praise!
• Meditation - The New Covenant for brassband
• Mid-West Golden Jubilee Overture
• None But the Lonely Heart
• Northwest Passage
• Ode and Epinicion
• Odyssey
• Of Courage and Patriotism
• Olympic Fanfare and Theme
• Pershing’s Own
• Praetorius Variations
• Prayer ( O Divine Redeemer) for Euphonium og korps
• Prelude and Celebration
• Prelude on a Hymn on Praise
• Proclamation
• Rhapsody for Euphonium and Band
• Rhapsody on American Shaped Note Melodies
• Silver Ribbon Chanteys
• Suo-Gan
• Symphonic Poem for Winds and Percussion
• The Eagle's Flight
• The Music - Makers
• The Old Man of the Mountain
• The Shepherd's Farewell
• The Sky World
• The Spirit Soars
• To Bind the Nations Wounds
• To Fly Without Wings
• Toccata for brassband
• Toward the Sunrising
• Transfiguration
• Trittico for Brass Band
• Under Three Flags
• When Time Will Be No More
• Where Mythical Beings Play
• Where Never Lark or Eagle Flew
• Winds of Change

External links

• Curnow Music Press Presents James Curnow