Dr. James Hall Flute Lecturer Pittsburg State University Department of Music 1701 S. Broadway Pittsburg, KS 66762 620/235-4466 office phone 620/235-4468 fax jhallflute@gmail.com

Flutist JAMES HALL has embarked on an impressive and varied career which includes significant achievements as solo recitalist, chamber player, orchestral musician, concerto soloist, and teacher. Principal Flutist of the St. Joseph Symphony, he has also performed with the Sarasota Music Festival Orchestra, the Kansas City Chamber Orchestra, the Kansas City Civic Opera, and the Kansas City Chorale, and has collaborated with the Aurora Trio, Music from China, and Carol Wincenc. He has been featured soloist with the Kansas City Civic Orchestra, the Southeast Kansas Symphony Orchestra, and the Orchestra of the Conservatory of the University of Missouri-Kansas City, where he earned both Master's and doctoral degrees. He performs regularly in a flute and piano duo with pianist Patricia Higdon in venues throughout the United States. The duo gave their New York debut in November 2004 at Carnegie's Weill Recital Hall.

Dr. Hall is flutist, founder and Artistic Director of the Chamber Music Society of Kansas City, whose highly successful 2003-4 debut season brought together an outstanding group of musicians from a number of the area's leading professional ensembles and universities.

In addition to his active commitment to nurturing appreciation and excitement for chamber music repertoire in the Kansas City area, Dr. Hall is devoted to the continued development and exposure of new flute repertoire. Most recently, he performed the regional premieres of Daniel Kessner's Celebrations for Flute and Orchestraand Paul Schoenfield's Klezmer Rondos,and the US premier of Hubert Bird's Flute Concerto,and has commissioned new works for flute by American composers William Lackey and Stephan Casurella.

In addition to an active schedule of private teaching and free-lance performing, Dr. Hall serves on the flute and chamber music faculties of Pittsburg State University and the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory's Academy of Music and Dance.