James
Orleans
Double Bass
James Orleans has been a member of the BSO since 1983. He was
previously a member of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. His
chamber music activities have included Boston Music Viva, Collage
New Music, and the Boston Chamber Music Society. Orleans has
written articles on 20th-century music programming and has served
on advisory panels of organizations including the American Composers
Orchestra, the American Symphony Orchestra League, and the National
Endowment for the Arts.
Composition, Indiana University; B.M., magna cum laude,
Boston Conservatory. Fellow, Tanglewood Music Center. Recordings
on CRI, Northeastern, GM.