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Maxwell, James Beckwith (b. November 28, 1968, Vancouver, British Columbia). Canadian composer of primarily stage, orchestral and chamber works that have been performed throughout Canada and elsewhere.
Mr. Maxwell is primarily self-taught as a composer, but studied composition privately with Ladislav Kubík in Prague in 1999–2000 and with David MacIntyre and Owen Underhill at Simon Fraser University from 1999–2001, where he earned his MFA in interdisciplinary studies.
His honors include the C.D. Nelson Memorial Scholarship (1999), the ArtsFACT Award (1999, for bodig-menen, shared with Standing Wave) and Third Prize and Audience Prize in the BC emerging composers competition (2000, for forberen). In addition, the Dance Theatre, restless.co dance, the ensemble Standing Wave, Vancouver New Music, choreographer Helen Walkley, and filmmaker Alex Williams have commissioned works from him.
CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail address: jbmaxwell@rubato-music.com
Website: http://www.rubato-music.com/
SELECT LIST OF WORKS
STAGE: Why use a hammer when a feather will do (dance music, choreography by Helen Walkley), 1999; Eurydice Plays Dead (incidental music, direction by Mallory Catlett), 1999; Learning to Die from Moment to Moment (dance music, choreography by Claire French), 2000; She needs to wear warmer clothing in colder weather (dance music, choreography by Helen Walkley), 2000; The World Extends No Further (than the driveway of this house) (dance music, choreography by Shannon McMurchy), 2000; sleepyhead (1 act chamber opera, libretto by the composer, after Anton Chekhov), 2000–01; Loose Feathers (dance music, choreography by Claire French), 2001; And it flew... (dance music, choreography by Helen Walkley), 2002; And what hearing is, and seeing... (dance music, choreography by Helen Walkley), 2004; Where Fools Tread (dance music, choreography by Claire French), 2005; No Leg to Stand On (dance music, choreography by Helen Walkley), 2005–06
ORCHESTRAL: Concertare, harp, orchestra, 1991; 7 Dedications, 1994–95; monologue I, 1995; monologue II, 1996; monologue III, 1996; cambiare (concerto), harp, orchestra, 1998–2000; tenere, 2002–03
CHAMBER MUSIC: Fantasia for Seven, 4 French horns, harp, cello, double bass, 1991; Sextet, flute, bass clarinet, French horn, viola, double bass, piano, 1993; here, hereafter, flute, bassoon, harp, 1994; nefalden..., piano, percussion, 1997; charis, flute, A-clarinet, cello, 1998; du(lied), violin, piano, 1998; interus, flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, bassoon, piano, 1998; ...on conflict, clarinet, harp, viola, 1998–99; forberen, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, 1999; brethen, 4 saxophones, 2000; bodig-menen, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion, 1999–2000; antara, string quartet, 2001; intueri, piano, ensemble (3 B-flat trumpets, 3 trombones, 2 percussion), 2001–02; reflectere, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion, 2004; leven, flute (+ piccolo), oboe (+ English horn), clarinet, trumpet, trombone, violin, cello, double bass, piano, percussion, 2004; pensare, flute (+ piccolo), oboe (+ English horn), clarinet (+ bass clarinet), French horn, bassoon (+ contrabassoon), 2005–06; placea, clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, French horn, tuba, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass, piano, percussion, 2007
CHORAL: silent, so silent (text by Neil Eustache), female chorus, 1997
VOCAL: 3 Stanzas from Alexander Pope, soprano, oboe, bassoon, viola, timpani, 3 percussion, 1992; Autumn Day (text by Rainer Maria Rilke), mezzo-soprano, violin, accordion, vibraphone, marimba, 1997; in between (text by Alex Ferguson), soprano, mezzo-soprano, tape, 2005
PIANO: Piano Symphony, 2 pianos, 1991; medius, piano 4 hands, live electronics, 1998
ELECTROACOUSTIC: Vak, tape, 1998
FILM SCORE (DIRECTOR): ab ovo, 2002 (Alex Williams)
(Last updated on October 20, 2007)
