James Crowley teaches a wide range of music theory, history, composition, and technology courses. He is active as a classical and jazz guitarist, and lives in Fox Point with his wife, Dr. Eun-Joo Kwak, a concert pianist and educator. James Crowley was born in Chicago in 1963. He earned his Bachelor of Music degree in Composition from the University of Illinois, where he was named to the Bronze Tablet - the University's highest academic honor. From 1987 to 1990 he was a member of the administrative staff of the Lyric Opera of Chicago, and in 1991 he held a Teaching Fellowship at the Aspen Music School, where he taught Aural Skills. He continued graduate studies in music at Northwestern University and was on the faculty of Drury College (Missouri) from 1994-98. His works have been performed by the Eastman Wind Symphony, Civic Orchestra of Chicago, the Aspen Contemporary Ensemble, the Interlochen Academy Symphonic Band, the Millar Brass Ensemble, New Music Chicago Spring Festival, and many other ensembles. He was awarded the 1991 William T. Faricy Prize in Composition by Northwestern and has received commissions from the Music Teachers National Association and the National String Teachers Association. He was awarded a 1996 grant from Meet-the-Composer, Inc., to be guest composer/conductor at Symposium XXI for New Band Music at Virginia Tech University. His 1997 work Danse Lunaire is published by European-American Music in the SCI Journal of Music Scores.
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