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James Culley
Percussion
James Culley was born in Hamilton, Ohio, and grew up in Cincinnati. He received the
Bachelor of Music degree from the Oberlin Conservatory, the Bachelor of Arts degree in
Classics (Latin) from Oberlin College, and a master's degree from the Eastman School of Music.
He joined the faculty at the University of Cincinnati's College-Conservatory of Music in 1979
as an original member of Percussion Group Cincinnati. The Group's daily rehearsal schedule is
supplemented with the teaching and coaching of young musicians, many of whom have gone on to
professional careers in creative music, in teaching, and with major symphony orchestras.
Appearances in their national and international touring schedule have included the major
cities, festivals, concert halls and schools of America, Europe and Asia-- recently at the
2005 Percussion Festivals in Shanghai and Singapore.
In addition to community concerts, workshops, and masterclasses, the Group regularly appears
as concerto soloists with symphony orchestras, and has presented their program "Music from
Scratch" to hundreds of thousands of children across the US. Percussion Group Cincinnati is
particularly respected for its knowledge of, and experience with, the music of John Cage,
John Luther Adams, Qu Xiao-Song, and Lou Harrison.
Culley also has directed the CCM's Percussion Ensemble for the past 28 years; the student
group promotes new works by CCM student composers and specializes in performances of
unconducted, full-score pieces. They have performed at several Percussive Arts Society
International Conventions and are featured on Larry Austin's recording of Ives' Universe
Symphony (Centaur). In 1998, he received CCM's Ernest Glover Outstanding Faculty award.
Culley has performed as extra percussionist in the Cincinnati Symphony and Cincinnati Opera
orchestras and freelances as timpanist and percussionist in area orchestras. In May of 2006
he performed as soloist with the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra, presenting Tan Dun's Water
Concerto.
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