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James Bagwell
James Bagwell (born January 4, 1966) is an American conductor and academic, serving as Professor of Music at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. At Bard, he also holds roles as Director of the Music Program and Director of Performance Studies at the Bard College Conservatory of Music, and Co-Director of the Graduate Program in Conducting. He has been Director of Choruses for the Bard Music Festival since 2003.
Bagwell received a Bachelor of Music Education in Piano from Birmingham-Southern College. He earned a Master of Music in Musicology and a Master of Music Education in Choral Conducting from Florida State University. He later completed a Doctor of Music in Choral Conducting at Indiana University in 1999, with minor fields in music literature, music history, and twentieth-century cultural studies.
Bagwell held early positions in music education and choral conducting, including Director of Music at The Asheville School, where he oversaw the school’s music program and taught courses in music and applied performance. He also served as Assistant Conductor of the Asheville Symphony Chorus.
He founded and directed the Indianapolis Chamber Singers and held leadership roles with the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir, including Artistic Director and Principal Guest Conductor. He additionally served as Music Director of the May Festival Summer Chorus in Cincinnati, performing with ensembles associated with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Cincinnati Pops Orchestra.
He was the long-time conductor of the May Festival Youth Chorus in Cincinnati since 1997.
From 2000 to 2008, Bagwell was Music Director of Light Opera Oklahoma, where he conducted a range of operatic and musical theatre productions presented in repertory.
He later served as Music Director of The Dessoff Choirs from 2005 to 2010 and Music Director of The Collegiate Chorale (2009–2015). In these roles, he conducted performances at venues including Carnegie Hall and prepared ensembles for performances of both standard and less frequently performed works. His repertoire in these positions included operas and large-scale choral works by composers such as Bellini, Rossini, Boito, Philip Glass, and Osvaldo Golijov.
For example, in November 2011 he conducted a concert performance of Rossini's opera Moïse et Pharaon with the American Symphony Orchestra and the Collegiate Chorale at Carnegie Hall in New York. The cast included James Morris, Marina Rebeka, Angela Meade, Eric Cutler, and Kyle Ketelsen.
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James Bagwell
James Bagwell (born January 4, 1966) is an American conductor and academic, serving as Professor of Music at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. At Bard, he also holds roles as Director of the Music Program and Director of Performance Studies at the Bard College Conservatory of Music, and Co-Director of the Graduate Program in Conducting. He has been Director of Choruses for the Bard Music Festival since 2003.
Bagwell received a Bachelor of Music Education in Piano from Birmingham-Southern College. He earned a Master of Music in Musicology and a Master of Music Education in Choral Conducting from Florida State University. He later completed a Doctor of Music in Choral Conducting at Indiana University in 1999, with minor fields in music literature, music history, and twentieth-century cultural studies.
Bagwell held early positions in music education and choral conducting, including Director of Music at The Asheville School, where he oversaw the school’s music program and taught courses in music and applied performance. He also served as Assistant Conductor of the Asheville Symphony Chorus.
He founded and directed the Indianapolis Chamber Singers and held leadership roles with the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir, including Artistic Director and Principal Guest Conductor. He additionally served as Music Director of the May Festival Summer Chorus in Cincinnati, performing with ensembles associated with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Cincinnati Pops Orchestra.
He was the long-time conductor of the May Festival Youth Chorus in Cincinnati since 1997.
From 2000 to 2008, Bagwell was Music Director of Light Opera Oklahoma, where he conducted a range of operatic and musical theatre productions presented in repertory.
He later served as Music Director of The Dessoff Choirs from 2005 to 2010 and Music Director of The Collegiate Chorale (2009–2015). In these roles, he conducted performances at venues including Carnegie Hall and prepared ensembles for performances of both standard and less frequently performed works. His repertoire in these positions included operas and large-scale choral works by composers such as Bellini, Rossini, Boito, Philip Glass, and Osvaldo Golijov.
For example, in November 2011 he conducted a concert performance of Rossini's opera Moïse et Pharaon with the American Symphony Orchestra and the Collegiate Chorale at Carnegie Hall in New York. The cast included James Morris, Marina Rebeka, Angela Meade, Eric Cutler, and Kyle Ketelsen.