James Eakin’s music catalog is prolific and spans genres from Concert Hall to Pop/Rock. He has composed works for Maya Angelou’s 80th Birthday celebration, the President’s Christmas Gala at the White House, and the Aspen Music Festival, to name a few. James’ music is regularly performed at Carnegie Hall including his hour-long Flowers over the Graves of War for chorus, soloists, and orchestra which premiered to a sold-out audience. Most recently, his #twitterlieder: 15 tweets in 3 acts, premiered by the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus at Davies Symphony Hall, was the subject of a nationally aired PBS documentary and was awarded the American Prize in Composition.

Eakin holds a Bachelor of Music from Centenary College (2000), a Master of Music from Southern Methodist University (2003), and a Doctor of Musical Arts in Music Composition from the Conservatory of Music, University of Missouri-Kansas City (2007). James has had the privilege of studying with some of music’s most prominent composers: John Corigliano, Jack Smalley, George Tsontakis, Bruce Broughton, Zhou Long, and Chen Yi. For more information about the composer, please visit: www.jameseakin.com.