James Peace

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James Peace at home in Wiesbaden

Kenneth James Peace (born September 28, 1963 in Paisley , Scotland ) is a Scottish composer , concert pianist and visual artist .

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K. James Peace was born on September 28th, 1963 in Paisley ( Scotland ). He spent most of his childhood and youth in Helensburgh , a health resort in the west of Scotland. His family includes many visual artists (including John McGhie) and he is related to the well-known composer of dance music of the first half of the 20th century, Felix Burns. He took piano lessons at the age of eight and wrote his first piano compositions at the same age. He started performing with Scott Joplin for the first time at fourteen, and two years later at the age of sixteen he started as the youngest student at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (now the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland ). In 1983 he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in piano performance and teaching. The following year he played Mendelssohn's Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor with the RSAMD orchestra. A later performance of this work earned him the distinction of a performance diploma from the RSAMD as well as various prizes. After completing his studies, he was particularly sought-after, both in an accompanying role and as a soloist. Between 1988 and 1991 he lived in Edinburg .

After moving to Bad Nauheim ( Germany ) in 1991, he made his first German appearance in Friedberg , 1992, and dealt continuously with the tango . In 2001 he recorded the CD tango escocés of his tango-inspired piano compositions. In 2002 he was made a member ("Fellow") of the Victoria College of Music and in the autumn of the same year he went on a concert tour to the Far East. He performed his Tango XVII for the first time in Hong Kong .

In the following years he shifted the focus of his work to Europe and performed with his tangos a. a. in the following capitals: Amsterdam , Athens , Berlin , Brussels , Helsinki , Lisbon , London , Madrid , Oslo , Reykjavík , Vienna .

His achievements in the tango sector were honored with a membership ("Fellowship") of the London College of Music in October 2008.

After a short stay in Edinburgh , he moved to Wiesbaden (Germany) in February 2010 , where he found his love for filmmaking. Among his short films is the documentary K. James Peace in Wiesbaden .

Main prizes or awards

  • Dunbartonshire EIS Prize for Piano Accompaniment, 1984 (first prize)
  • Sibelius Essay Prize 1985 (first prize)
  • TIM International Composition Competition, Rome, 2000 (honorary diploma awarded for the first of his tangos)
  • IBLA Foundation, New York, 2002 (honorary diploma awarded for his Tangos op.26)
  • International Piano Duo Association, Tokyo, 2002 (Medal of Honor - first class)
  • International Académie de Lutèce, Paris, 2005 (gold medal)

Music publications (selection)

  1. The waterfall op.3 for flute and piano
  2. Idyll op.4 for English horn (solo)
  3. Aubade op.9 for cor anglais and string orchestra
  4. Lento Lacrimoso op.10 for cello and piano (from the cello sonata)
  5. Forgotten leaves op.12 for cello and orchestra
  6. Oboe Sonata op.16 for oboe and piano
  7. Symphonic Ballade op.18 for orchestra
  8. Solemn March No. 1 op.19 for organ and orchestra
  9. Solemn March No. 2 op.23 for orchestra
  10. Herbstgold op.25 for clarinet and string quartet
  11. Lied der Ewigkeit op.32 for soprano and orchestra
  12. 24 tangos for piano solo

Web links

Commons : James Peace  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Birgitta Lampert. “No“ prickly ”sounds”. Wiesbadener Tagblatt, February 10, 2011
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Julia Anderton. "Tango as a sweet-sad story". Wiesbaden Courier March 24, 2012
  3. ↑ a b Sabine Klein. "My music is like me - very romantic" Frankfurter Rundschau - 1992 - No. 254 - p.2
  4. ↑ a b c "James Peace" Frizz - January, 2004 - p.5
  5. ↑ a b Manfred Merz. "Virtuoso, emotional world of romance". Wetterauer Zeitung - 12.011.1992 - No. 264 - p.19
  6. ↑ a b c d G. Müller. “The soul of the piano dances the tango”. Kulturspiegel Wetterau - May 17, 2001 - page 5
  7. ↑ Scottish National Library . Tango escocés
  8. ↑ La Cadana (Dutch magazine). September 2002, p.26
  9. ↑ a b The Tango Times (New York magazine). Issue # 39 - Winter 2002-2003. Pages 1, 2, 4 and 5
  10. ↑ Newsletter - TangoTang, Hong Kong, October 8, 2002 (wayback machine)
  11. ↑ Tangodanza (German magazine). Issue 1/2002 (No.9)
  12. ↑ Listen.no: Konsert, James Peace, flygel, Munch Museet, Oslo, October 16, 2004
  13. ↑ Ríkarður Ö. Pálsson. "Skozkir Slaghörputangoár". Morgunblaðið (mbl). October 14, 2004
  14. ↑ Scottish National Library . K. James Peace in Wiesbaden 2011
  15. ↑ German National Library . K. James Peace in Wiesbaden 2011
  16. ^ International Piano Duo Association, Tokyo. Award winner from 2002
  17. ↑ Schwäbische Post - "Violin hovers over orchestral sound" - June 4, 1994
  18. ↑ German National Library . James Peace
personal data
SURNAME Peace, James
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Peace, Kenneth James
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Scottish composer and concert pianist
DATE OF BIRTH September 28, 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH Paisley , Scotland